Italy, the fatal gift
By: William Murray.
Publisher: Dodd, Mead
Published: 1982
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Murray, William, 1926-; Americans -- Italy -- History -- 20th century; Italy -- Civilization -- 1945-
Description: "William Murray (April 8, 1926, New York City ? March 9, 2005, NYC) was an American fiction editor and staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years. He wrote a series of mystery novels set in the world of horse racing, many featuring Shifty Lou Anderson, a professional magician and horseplayer. Among his many contributions to The New Yorker was the magazine's "Letters from Italy" of which he was the sole author."--Wikipedia.