Magdalen Nabb was born in Lancashire in 1947. She has lived in Fllorence since 1975 and pursues a dual career as crime writer and children's author.
'Credible, classy and compelling, this is crime fiction at its best' * Sunday Times * 'The intrigue is absorbing, and the Florentine background brilliantly portrayed... We fans...are as fascinated by [Guarnaccia's] diet as by his deductions.' * Evening Standard * 'A perfect example of crime-and-pleasure... so cunningly plotted that it is only at the end that you realise that not one strand of the intricate tapestry has been superfluous...' -- Antonia Fraser * Spectator * 'Wonderfully satisfying' * Daily Mail *