"A final reminder of why [Nabb] is irreplaceable among English-speaking novelists who write mysteries with Italian locales."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "Nabb's books display all the rich prose and quirky characters that Christie was famous for."--BookPage "The world of crime fiction [is] poorer for the loss of Magdalen Nabb."--The Boston Phoenix "Charming. . . . Lovely."--Rocky Mountain News A young mother is found, shot six times, in her bedroom in the elegant villa of the newly rich Paolottis. There seems to be no motive for the brutal crime until Marshal Guarnaccia investigates.