An exuberant celebration of Italy, with dead bodies. *First in the Inspector Peroni series. *Series is set in Italy; police series with foreign settings are extremely popular with mystery readers, particularly with women who might not read police series set in the U.S. *Richly atmospheric setting, with literary sub-plot, will appeal to fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin, and Andrea Camilerri. *The characters are delightfully etched, and Verona is bewitchingly presented ... altogether excellent - Daily Telegraph (UK) *The Montagues and Capulets return to life in a rich ambience of neo-Fascism, corruption and murder ...stylishly done - The Observer (UK) *Peroni, an Anglophilic Italian, is a genuine find, an original and unusual hero - Times Literary Supplement (UK)