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A Time of Mourning

By: Christobel Kent
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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One wet November in Florence a young widow of an eminent Jewish architect comes to visit Sandro Cellini, a disgraced ex-policeman and budding private detective, to ask him to investigate her husband's suicide. But the case abruptly turns into something grimmer and more urgent than he could have imagined...©2009 Christobel Kent (P)2009 W F Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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I could not put this down. The story was so well narrated it even had me following the twist and turns of the story on Google earth as the characters move around Florence.

Excellent narration

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Good plot, interesting, believable characters and setting. Excellent narration, as always from this reader. Waiting for the next in the series.

Enjoyable and entertaining

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Well written, good plot, well read. I chose this book because of
its setting in Florence and was not disappointed. I had not read
this author before but I think this is the start of a classic series that is well worth following.

excellent book

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The American title "The drowning river" comes from the rains in a Florence which are threatening a repeat of the floods in the '60s which devastated the city. Sandro Cellini, who has left the police force in disgrace, is now setting up as a private investigator, and is called in to delve into the death of an elderly Florentinian architect which is from where the other title is drawn.
Meanwhile, an English art student has gone missing, and the two stories soon intertwine.
The characters are nicely drawn, and the city itself is a character. Not the hot, touristy place, but a city settling in for the winter. By the end of the story you feel that you know it as well as Donna Leon's Venice

Florence in the rain

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I have followed Christobel Kent since she started with her excellent A Party In San Nicolo (sadly not in audio) and each book gets better and better - this is certainly her best so far - well plotted and well paced. You want it to go on and on.

Christobel Kent gets better and better

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