- Hardcover: 250 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD (1 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684830310
- ISBN-13: 978-0684830315
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,818,396 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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American expatriate Urbino Macintyre finds himself involved in a long-time family feud when the unveiling of a portrait of the Contessa da Capo-Zendrini and the reunion of two estranged families results in murder.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
You can feel the suspense building along with the storm.
24 July 1997
Format:Hardcover
Sklepowich uses the city of Venice as one of the characters in this offbeat "country house"mystery. If you have never been there, you may think yiu have: if you are fortunate to have been a visitor, forgotten memories may flash back.
The characters are interesting, but almost incidental to the story and setting. It is a fast-reading page-turner that keeps you guessing
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A continental murder mystery with ghostly overtones
6 Feb 1997
Format:Hardcover
Barbara Alvise, the widow Contessa da Capo-Zenrini has mixed
emotions about having her portrait painted by her famous relative,
Gemma Bellini-Rhys. She wants the painting done because she promised
her deceased husband over two decades ago that she would have her
picture painted. At the same time, she does not relish the unveiling
because her family and her in-laws, who have feuded for over thirty
years, will be coming together at her home.
A few weeks later, thirteen people come to stay for a few days at
the Contessa's Venice home to attend the unveiling. One particular
room, the Caravaggio room has been kept locked since 1938 because
several people died inside and her spouse believed that there is a
haunted painting inside the room causing the deaths. The next day, one
of the guests, Molly, is found murdered inside the Caravaggio room.
Barbara, who believes that the room caused her visitor's demise,
nonetheless turns to her friend, American expatriate Urbino Macintyre
to find how who did it and why before someone else dies.
DEATH IN THE PALAZZO is an interesting who-done-it that has hints of
the supernatural to add a dash of flavoring. The lead characters are
intriguing, though their motivations do not always ring in tandem with
their personalities. No one does Venice better than Edward Sklepowich.
This is a novel for readers who enjoy a fun continental mystery.
Harriet Klausner
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emotions about having her portrait painted by her famous relative,
Gemma Bellini-Rhys. She wants the painting done because she promised
her deceased husband over two decades ago that she would have her
picture painted. At the same time, she does not relish the unveiling
because her family and her in-laws, who have feuded for over thirty
years, will be coming together at her home.
A few weeks later, thirteen people come to stay for a few days at
the Contessa's Venice home to attend the unveiling. One particular
room, the Caravaggio room has been kept locked since 1938 because
several people died inside and her spouse believed that there is a
haunted painting inside the room causing the deaths. The next day, one
of the guests, Molly, is found murdered inside the Caravaggio room.
Barbara, who believes that the room caused her visitor's demise,
nonetheless turns to her friend, American expatriate Urbino Macintyre
to find how who did it and why before someone else dies.
DEATH IN THE PALAZZO is an interesting who-done-it that has hints of
the supernatural to add a dash of flavoring. The lead characters are
intriguing, though their motivations do not always ring in tandem with
their personalities. No one does Venice better than Edward Sklepowich.
This is a novel for readers who enjoy a fun continental mystery.
Harriet Klausner
----
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