Death in the Latin Quarter

Raphael Cardetti

ISBN 10: 0349122555 / ISBN 13: 9780349122557

Published by Abacus, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death in the Latin Quarter
• Publisher: Abacus
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0349122555
• ISBN 13: 9780349122557
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

Early one morning in Paris the magnificent tranquillity of the Sorbonne university is shattered by a death. But why would Albert Cadas, a crumpled professor of medieval literature, have any reason to kill himself? Meanwhile, Valentine Savi, a talented young restorer, receives a visit from an enigmatic elderly gentleman with a unique commission: to restore a priceless medieval manuscript whose timeworn pages promise to reveal the truth of a mystery that has fascinated scholars and writers for centuries. Valentine soon learns that the shadowy figures who seek to possess the book's secrets are far darker and more ruthless than she could ever have imagined...

Together with her friend Hugo Vermeer -- aristocrat, epicure, crook -- and David Scotto, Cadas's doctoral student, Valentine finds herself on a terrifying and thrilling adventure through the narrow streets and gloomily palatial mansions of the Latin Quarter.

About the Author

Raphael Cardetti was born in 1972. He currently lives in Paris, where he is a professor of Italian History (specialising in the Renaissance) at the University.