The Neapolitan Streak [Import] [Hardcover]

Timothy Holme (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Coward, McCann; First edition (January 1, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333278437
• ISBN-13: 978-0333278437
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Italian intrigue told with British wit, April 4, 2008

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This review is from: The Neapolitan Streak (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries) (Inspctr Peroni Myst Of Italy) (Paperback)

Set in Verona in 1980, The Neapolitan Streak is the first in a series featuring Inspector Peroni, "the Valentino of the Police Force", a thoroughly likable Neapolitan working in Verona. Its solid whodunit plot involves modern politics and latter-day Montagues & Capulets; the tensions & stereotypes of northern vs southern Italians form an amusing counterpoint to the action. There are plenty of twists & surprises, but perhaps even more of a draw are the understated British humor (the author was British) and the well-drawn characters.

For the squeamish mystery-lover: there's no in-depth gore, just minimal descriptions of the crimes.

This will appeal to anyone who likes an Italian setting and/or dry British humor. Although Inspector Peroni is quite unlike Jonathan Argyll, I imagine these qualities would endear this book to anyone who enjoyed Iain Pears' Art History Mystery series.

I hope Felony & Mayhem is planning on reprinting the other 4 mysteries by this author (The Devil & the Dolce Vita, The Assissi Murders, At the Lake of Sudden Death and A funeral of gondolas). Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Light and engaging, March 15, 2011

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This review is from: The Neapolitan Streak (Hardcover)

The story follows police detective Achille Peroni solving the murder of a former general in Verona. The crime itself isn't the most engaging, but the characters are. Holme really paints a vivid picture of Verona and the Italian lifestyle, which I found entertaining and enchanting. I'll be reading the other books in the series because I enjoyed this sense of 'armchair traveling' so much, but if you are looking for a truly clever and gripping mystery, this is not for you.