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Death in Autumn

by Magdalen Nabb · 1985

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The body of a woman, clad only in a fur coat and jewelry, is found floating in the Arno at dawn. Marshal Guarnaccia of the Florentine carabinieri identifies her as a missing hotel guest. But how and why did she die? Was it a bizarre suicide? Or murder?

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of thisFlorenceFlorenceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 160 pages

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