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Into the Killer Sphere

Name: Into the Killer Sphere
Rating: 4.23 (217 reviews)
Author: Stefania Mattana

Stefania Mattana

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Synopsis

What if a former British detective from Scotland Yard is called to solve a murder case in Italy?
What if a domestic accident turns into a murder case?
Mystery, conspiracy, drugs, family intrigues. Life is not easy in Tursenia.

Chase Williams is looking forward to a solitary week off, away from the office, when he is dragged into a strange murder case by his friend, Inspector Angelo Alunni.

Piero Galli has died as a result of a chandelier falling on him and breaking his neck. It looks like an accident, but Alunni is not convinced: so who killed Galli?

Despite his plans for a vacation, Chase ends up in a detective story; he has to unravel the knots in a high ranking family of Tursenia, a Medieval city in the heart of Italy, where appearances always come first and foremost, especially if you are wealthy.

As well as rough-necked youths, an interrupted wedding and a handful of noisy dogs, Chase has to cope with that Italian classic: meddling neighbours.
This is a cozy mystery novella where attention to even the tiniest detail could make the difference between leaving a killer on the loose or bringing him or her to justice.

Will Chase take down the assassin before there are more deaths?

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