Florentine Revenge [Hardcover]

Christobel Kent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

Celia lives and works in Florence as a tour guide and thinks the forthcoming birthday celebrations for the young wife of wealthy businessman Lucas Marsh, will bring the usual mix of museums, galleries and exclusive shopping. But in the cold December weather a man's body is found in a disused swimming pool - a man who 15 years earlier was the chief suspect in an enquiry into the death of a six year old English girl. As Celia's working weekend progresses, she finds she is by no means alone in remembering the gruesome details of that terrible murder, and she and her companions seem unwittingly to get embroiled further and further into the mysteries surrounding a 15 year old grievance, and a very current murder.

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About the Author

Christobel Kent was born in London in 1962 and now lives in Cambridge with her husband and four children; in between she has lived in Modena, in northern Italy, and in Florence. She is the author of A Party in San Niccolo, Late Season and The Summer House which are all published by Penguin.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd; Library edition edition (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718149416
• ISBN-13: 978-0718149413
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,393,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good ...but no page turner, November 25, 2006

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Trexcali (Athens,Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Florentine Revenge (Hardcover)

This was the first book I have read by this author.I picked this book because I lived in Florence for a year and I truly love the city.

Plot
A Florentine Revenge is about an unsolved murder 15 years earlier than the time of the book. The plot centers on an English guide in the city of Florence and her clients for a weekend in Florence.Unknownst to the guide her clients have a secret.

My thoughts
The book is very descriptive of the city of Florence,and it is truly accurate in its details.The pace is very slow and not much happens until the end,this is defintely not for an action fan.I thought the plot was very predicatable and the ending even more so.Some characters are quite bland and the author thinks using details about mundane things will enhance these boring people.All in all an okay book,but it took me several days to finish because it was not a page turner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Christobel Kent, February 8, 2011

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N. Kless (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Florentine Revenge (Paperback)

A well constructed mystery. The characters are believable. The descriptions of Florence add to the enjoyment of this novel. This author's books are not easy to find off line.