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The Medici Murders

By: David Hewson
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
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Summary

When a well-known British TV historian, Marmaduke Godolphin, is found murdered in the canals of Venice during carnival, stabbed by a stiletto blade, the Venetian police are eager to have the case solved and cleared up within a day—murder is bad for tourism!

The police recruit the help of retired archivist, Arnold Clover. Godolphin had hired his services on arriving in Venice to help sort through some historical papers of note. These dusty documents may contain previously unknown information about the assassination of the murderer, Lorenzino de' Medici, 500 years previously.

How coincidental that Godolphin meets his death in the same place as the Medici murderer, Lorenzino, on a cold, dark, bloody night. Can Arnold use his powers of perception to establish a link and solve the murder of Godolphin?

©2022 David Hewson (P)2022 W F Howes Amateur Sleuths Crime International Mystery & Crime Mystery World Literature Murder Fiction Detective Italy
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I thoroughly enjoyed the historical and geographical detail of Venice in this novel, which to me grounded the whole thing and made it a better quality of crime fiction novel than is often the case. That academic approach might not be to every taste, but it was certainly to mine. It was relevant to the main, very interesting characters, and was crucial to the plot, which has some very nice twists too. Foodies will enjoy all the descriptions of meals and local produce as well!
It being read by Richard Armitage, excellently as always, (and with some gorgeous accents,) made it a perfect listen for me.

Original and unusually educational crime fiction

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A different kind of book from Hewson, written with gentle pace and intrigue (dotted with some fabulous foodie moments!) David please can we have a second Clover novel.

Unique

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Fascinating story, brilliantly narrated by Richard Armitage.
I had to stop listening occasionally and go and have a look at some pictures and a map of Venice, having never been there!

I want to go Venice now

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Very much enjoyed this. Great characters, plot, and lots of interesting facts about Venice and Italian history. Armitage also does a brilliant narration. Only thing that struck me as odd is he occasionally says chapter numbers as if with disdain. What did a 9 or 12 ever do to him?

Fantastic on many levels

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Really enjoyed this - a romping good plot and the ideal narrator in Richard Armitage. Excellent!

Great plot; great narration

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