No gore, no unnecessary action, just real people solving a crime in Italy. The heroine Flavia is extremely relatable, no dark, mysterious pasts or anything. She is part of the struggling Art Theft squad in Rome, headed by a wily Bottando. A member of the prestigious Titian committee that documents the artists work has been killed in Venice. She is sent to assist the crime squad on any art related details. Labelled a mugging gone bad, the case is quickly covered but Flavia has her doubts. Assisted by Argyll, an English art buyer, she sets out (not so determinedly) to find the killer while never giving up on sleep or culinary pleasures. A character after my own heart. Soon the plots twists around Argyll's latest client, the members of the committee and ancient artist lives.
Venice as the setting works very well and even though I have no clue about Italian paintings or painters, I followed the story eagerly.
6/10
Venice as the setting works very well and even though I have no clue about Italian paintings or painters, I followed the story eagerly.
6/10
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