The Lover of No Fixed Abode
Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini
"Doyens of the Italian detective story, Fruttero and Lucentini, offer a perfect blend of the comedy of manners and the macabre…" ---Tim Parks, author of Hotel Milano
An atmospheric classic set in Venice over the course of three days; the plot is bookended by the arrival of a plane and the departure of a ship.
She is an elegant Roman signora who scouts for one of the large English auction houses. He is a fascinating, mysterious man of indeterminate age, the leader of a tour group, who seems to know every language and all secrets. But who is he really? Around them, the canals and lagoons of Venice, a city which becomes a character in the novel in its own right.
Listed by the Wall Street Journal as the first of the five best books on Venice.
“A labyrinth full of shapeshifting and ambiguity, sometimes sinister, often hilarious, for which Venice offers the perfect setting.” ---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.
