num_pages: 208
description: The debut of Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia of the Carabinieri, a Sicilian, stationed in Florence.It is just before Christmas and the marshal wants to go South to spend the holiday with his wife and family, but first he must recover from the flu (which has left the Florentine caribinieri short-handed) and also solve a murder. A seemingly respectable retired Englishman, living in a flat on the Via Maggio near the Santa Trinita bridge, was shot in the back during the night. He was well-connected and Scotland Yard has despatched two officers to "assist" the Italians in solving the crime. But it is the marshal, a quiet observer, not an intellectual, who manages to figure out what happened, and why.In addition to the wonderful atmosphere of Florence, Magdalen Nabb has created a delightful investigator who has been described as "the most Maigret-like of contemporary policemen" by the Times Literary Supplement.
language: English
title: Death of an Englishman
titlecomplete: Death of an Englishman
characters: Chief Inspector Lowestoft, Signor Cesarini, Signor Cipriani, Giovanna Cipriani, Signora Cipriani, A. Langley-Smythe, Miss E. White, Inspector Ian Jeffreys, Carabiniere Bacci, Gianpaolo Cipolla, Professor Forli, Marshal Guarnaccia
genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery, Christmas, Police, Italy, International, Detective, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 1205
places: Italy, Florence, Tuscany
series: Marshal Guarnaccia Mystery
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger
publisher: Collins Crime