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THE PRANK OF THE GOOD LITTLE VIRGIN OF VIA ORMEA by Amara Lakhous

July 21, 2016

A SCANDAL IN TURIN pits neighbor against neighbor in this whip-smart satirical mystery from Amara Lakhous. A MINUS

THE PRANK OF THE GOOD LITTLE VIRGIN OF VIA ORMEA
Europa Editions
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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GAME FOR FIVE by Marco Malvaldi

April 12, 2014

AN UNLIKELY QUINTET OF SLEUTHS (four elderly Italian barflies and a young bartender) solve a local murder. B PLUS

GAME FOR FIVE
Europa Editions, Incorporated
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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DEATH IN THE FLOATING CITY, by Tasha Alexander

January 13, 2013

AN ENGLISH LADY SLEUTH investigates an early 20th century murder in Venice, unravels a 15th century mystery.

Grade: SOLID B

DEATH IN THE FLOATING CITY: A LADY EMILY MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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VENICE, by Thomas F. Madden

January 5, 2013

A MAGNIFICENT LOVE LETTER to the city of Venice, in the form of an engaging, richly detailed work of history.

Grade: B PLUS

VENICE: A NEW HISTORY
Viking
2012

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THE APPIAN WAY, by Robert A. Kaster

July 4, 2012

A CLASSICS PROFESSOR’S SENTIMENTAL journey down the historic Appian Way: delightful, informative travelogue.

Grade: B PLUS

THE APPIAN WAY: GHOST ROAD, QUEEN OF ROADS
University of Chicago Press
2012

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GOD’S JURY, by Cullen Murphy

January 22, 2012

A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY of the medieval and Renaissance Inquisitions sheds light on modern ideas of punishment.

Grade: SOLID B

GOD'S JURY: THE INQUISITION AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2012

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