A Quiet Death in Italy

'An English private investigator with local establishment connections and a potent mix of doggedness and naïveté. You can smell the ragu... You can feel the fear of those who fall foul of the ancient families and the police. A terrific read' - Amazon reviewer, ----- ---------- Bologna: city of secrets, suspicion . . . and murder When the body of a radical protestor is found floating in one of Bologna's underground canals, it seems that most of the city is ready to blame the usual suspects: the police. But when private investigator Daniel Leicester, son-in-law to the former chief of police, receives a call from the dead man's lover, he follows a trail that begins in the 1970s and leads all the way to the rotten heart of the present-day political establishment. Beneath the beauty of the city, Bologna has a dark underside, and English detective Daniel must unravel a web of secrets, deceit and corruption - before he is caught in it himself. ---------- Praise for A Quiet Death in Italy: 'Tom Benjamin is an excellent writer of Italian noir... a novel that flies by, page after page... set in an enchanted Bologna, celebrating and illustrating its art, cuisine and architectural wonders' - Italia Oggi 'The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing' - The Times 'A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller' - The Herald Scotland 'Tom Benjamin's debut novel blows the lid off a political cauldron in which Leftist agitators, property moguls, the police and city elders struggle for survival and dominance' - Daily Mail 'It's an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city' - Morning Star ---------- A dark and atmospheric crime thriller set in the beautiful Italian city of Bologna, perfect for fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin and Philip Gwynne Jones.

Tom Benjamin grew up in the suburbs of north London and began his working life as a journalist before becoming a spokesman for Scotland Yard. He later moved into public health, where he developed Britain's first national campaign against alcohol abuse, Know Your Limits, and led drugs awareness programme FRANK. He now lives in Bologna. A Quiet Death in Italy is the first novel in his Daniel Leicester crime series. Find Tom on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook at tombenjaminsays.