Sunday, June 8, 2008

Mysteries set in Italy 2

Italian-Mysteries.com is a website for English-language Mystery Novels set in Italy, edited by Carlo Vennarucci. It provides information on over 750 books. Both books and authors are rated according to a flags system. In any author list, the higher rated authors will usually be grouped towards the top of the list.
5 flags means: "Top-notch. Captures the essence of the Italian personality and Italy's social and political culture. Well written. Interesting characters that are authentic Italians. A joy to read!"
Among the 5 flags authors of Contemporary Mysteries novels there are: Donna Leon, Andrea Camilleri, Michael Dibdin, Timothy Williams, Magdalene Nabb, Grace Brophy, Massimo Carlotto, Gianrico Carofiglio, and Carlo Lucarelli.
A section is dedicated to Historical Mysteries set in Ancient Rome, Middle Ades, Renaissance, and 19th century.

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