The innocent

Resource Information

The work The innocent represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Internet Archive - Open Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The innocent

Statement of responsibility

by Magdalen Nabb

Creator

• Nabb, Magdalen, 1947-2007

Subject

• Florence (Italy) -- Fiction
• Young women -- Crimes against
• Italy -- Florence
• Italy -- Rome
• Italy
• Japanese fiction
• Police -- Italy | Florence -- Fiction
• Rome (Italy) -- Fiction
• Large type books
• Large type books
• Guarnaccia, Marshal (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
• Young women -- Crimes against -- Fiction
• Mystery fiction
• Fiction
• Guarnaccia, Marshal (Fictitious character)
• Japanese fiction -- Italy
• Police

Genre

• Fiction
• Mystery fiction

Language

eng

Summary

• The body of a woman has been found half-submerged in an ornamental fish pond high up in Florence 's Boboli Gardens . At first, the woman cannot be identified; only her skull remains. The marshal must use her clothing and a shoe to trace her. She turns out to be a young Japanese woman apprenticed to one of Florence 's legendary custom shoemakers, crotchety old Peruzzi
• Could he have killed his protege? Or did jealousy drive his other apprentice to murder? The neighbors have seen Akiko with a lover-a brilliant young Carabinieri-who has disappeared. Has he fled to avoid arrest? The marshal must go to Rome to complete his investigation. When he returns to Florence he can identify the killer, but can he bring him to justice?

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

823/.914

Index

no index present

LC call number

PR6064.A18

LC item number

I565 2005b

Literary form

fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries