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 Capri File - Amanda Prantera
 Capri File - Amanda Prantera ... Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNewest Review: ... any rumours reached her? When she starts inquiring about it, she meets feigned ignorance, disdain, repugnance and open ... more ... hatred. From the few snippets of information she does get she deduces that the boy was the victim of a paedophile, from there it's not far to the question if he fell accidentally, jumped or was pushed off the cliffs. It doesn't take long until she's immersed in the mystery forgetting completely the book she wanted to write, she even thinks she's found some clues that lead her to the criminal, if she's right, her own life is in danger.
But then something happens and all is not what it seemed to be up to then, we read...more |
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Capri File - Amanda Prantera: Capri Crime (959 words)
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A well-off English woman is married to a not so well-off Italian nobleman and has acquired the name and title of Duchess Lola d'Acquaviva, quite impressive, but unfortunately her marriage is in tatters. She lives with her dog in her in-laws' villa on Capri, her husband works and stays mainly in Naples visiting her only occasionally, the people she sees most often are her gay Italian neighbour and her cleaning lady. To occupy her mind she decides to write a book, she doesn't have any special interests or qualifications, but the neglected villa adjoining hers, which once belonged to a well-known foreign aristocrat and paedophile, gives her the idea to write about this ... Read the complete review
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