“Doyens of the Italian detective story, Fruttero and Lucentini, offer a perfect blend of the comedy of manners and the macabre; in short, very Mediterranean mysteries.”
tim parks,
author of Hotel Milano and Italian Life
“Elusive, allusive, illusionary, Fruttero and Lucentini are a unique double act, challenging rivals or imitators. In The Lover of No Fixed Abode, the pair fashion a labyrinth full of shapeshifting and ambiguity, sometimes sinister, often hilarious, for which Venice in all its varying moods offers the perfect setting. Gregory Dowling’s lethally stylish translation captures both the Italian original’s super-cool urbanity and its uncannily authentic spirit of place.”
jonathan keates,
author of La Serenissima: The Story of Venice
“An undiscovered gem, finally available in English… witty, moving and enthrallingly atmospheric.”
philip gwynne jones,
author of The Venetian Legacy
“Finally in a vivid English translation, the classic imaginative Italian love story and mystery that brings 1980s Venice to brilliant life.”
david hewson,
author of The Medici Murders