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The Lizard's Bite Author: David Hewson

ISBN: 9780330435949 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 500 Published: 1 February 2007 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 17.8 x 11.1 x 3.1 Description: "Life was never black and white in Italy... Something about the place both disturbed and interested him. Venice reminded him of a bad yet familiar relative, dangerous to know, difficult to let go."

As their exile in Venice draws to a close, Roman detectives Nic Costa and Gianni Peroni are ordered to investigate an apparently open-and-shut case, a fire in a glass foundry that has claimed two lives, so all they want is to wrap it up quickly.

However, as they dig more deeply into the insular glass-making community on Murano and the strange Arcangeli family, things don't quite add up. With increasing pressure from above to finish quickly, events spiral out of control - with devastating consequences...

About the Author

David Hewson was born in Yorkshire in 1953. He was a journalist from the age of seventeen, working most recently for The Sunday Times. He has also written several novels, as well as a number of travel books. Following A Season for the Dead, The Villa of Mysteries and The Sacred Cut, The Lizard's Bite is the fourth i...

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