Requiem in La Rossa, Tom Benjamin
Requiem in La Rossa, Tom Benjamin
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Requiem in La Rossa
A gripping crime thriller

Author: Tom Benjamin

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/04/2021


Synopsis

'Devoured it. Great characters and brilliant use of the history and architecture of Bologna. His best yet' Trevor Wood

In the sweltering heat of a Bologna summer, a murderer plans their pièce de résistance...

Only in Bologna reads the headline in the Carlino after a professor of music is apparently murdered leaving the opera. But what looks like an open-and-shut case begins to fall apart when English detective Daniel Leicester is tasked with getting the accused man off, and a trail that begins among Bologna's close-knit classical music community leads him to suspect there may be a serial killer at large in the oldest university in the world. And as Bologna trembles with aftershocks following a recent earthquake, the city begins to give up her secrets...

Praise for Requiem in La Rossa

'I absolutely loved this book. Bologna is perfectly captured, the crime plot is fresh and intriguing, and the characterisation remains spot on. I found myself totally immersed and swept through this stunner of a story in 24 hours. Highly, highly recommend' Philippa East

'An atmospheric, intelligent crime novel that is an intricate portrait of the heart of Bologna. Beautiful, gripping, and very clever' Victoria Dowd

'A brilliant, involving crime novel' Louise Hare

'Clever and beautifully written... his best yet' Louise Fein

Praise for Tom Benjamin

'The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing' The Times

'A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller' The Herald Scotland

'Tom Benjamin's debut novel blows the lid off a political cauldron in which Leftist agitators, property moguls, the police and city elders struggle for survival and dominance' Daily Mail

'It's an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city.' Morning Star
'Another great crime novel set in Bologna' Reader Review

'The mystery smolders away nicely and the wrap-up throws some curve balls. Another indulgent offering in this rewarding series.' Reader Review

About Tom Benjamin

Tom Benjamin grew up in the suburbs of north London and began his working life as a journalist before becoming a spokesman for Scotland Yard. He later moved into public health, where he developed Britain's first national campaign against alcohol abuse, Know Your Limits, and led drugs awareness programme FRANK. He now lives in Bologna.A Quiet Death in Italy is the first novel in his Daniel Leicester crime series.Find Tom on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook at tombenjaminsays.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pam

Bologna, La Rossa, is a major character in this book “red for its bricks, its politics.” Beautifully depicted. I want to go right now after the author has told me about its architecture, history, music, food, and drinks. But that is only the background of the book. Tom Benjamin tells a story of murd......more

Crime mystery set in BOLOGNA If you want inspiration for where to go in Italy, and Bologna is on your radar, then the novels of Tom Benjamin will inspire you to visit in person and marvel at this beautiful – and often overlooked – city. The author lives in the city and brings the full colour of the h......more

Goodreads review by Karen

I read Requiem in La Rossa during the recent heatwave but I'd have been transported to the searing heat of a Bologna summer even if it had been the middle of winter. This is the third book in Tom Benjamin's Daniel Leicester series but the first I have read. It can very easily be enjoyed as a stand a......more