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The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy


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Rita grew up in Brooklyn, the only child of a narcissistic Italian mother and the GI she married at the end of World War II. But after her mother's death, she decides to leave her teaching job and descend upon her poor but aristocratic Italian relatives, the Count and Countess Casati in Assisi - the place she has idealised since she was a child. When her corpse is found in the family mausoleum, Alessandro Cenni of the State Police of Umbria must penetrate the secrets of the Casati family if he is to discover who killed Rita.

About the Author :
Born in New Jersey to Irish parents, Grace Brophy lived and worked as a teacher and systems engineer in New York City until 2001, when she and her late husband, figurative painter Miguel Peraza, traveled to Italy with their two cats. While still in Italy, she began The Last Enemy, her first work of fiction. Her second Commissario Cenni novel, A Deadly Paradise, is also published by Soho Press.

Review :
Praise for The Last Enemy “[Brophy shows] real compassion for a middle-aged American woman who horrifies her late mother’s Italian relations by moving into their mansion in Assisi . . . The story flourishes in its cloistered setting.” —The New York Times Book Review “Fans of Donna Leon or Håkan Nesser will be ecstatic to find a kindred spirit in Grace Brophy.” —BookPage, Mystery of the Month “Evocative . . . Cenni is well set up to return, and traditional mystery readers should welcome his continued investigations.” —The Baltimore Sun “The Last Enemy, Grace Brophy’s mystery in an Umbrian setting like no other, serves up more delights than the local pasticceria. The murder of Italian-American Rita Minelli during Holy Week in Assisi, with its warren of winding alleys, hidden squares and steep cobbled stairways, poses questions for Commissario Alessandro Cenni, not the least, those concerning a 17th-century manuscript, a Croatian immigrant, and a reclusive Contessa. With pressure from Rome, the Commissario’s own job is on the line. Brophy’s wry laser-like insight probes the layers of Italian aristocracy, the police system and the clergy with a sure, deft touch.” —Cara Black, New York Times


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781569474969
  • Publisher: Soho Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Soho Press Inc
  • Height: 190 mm
  • No of Pages: 384
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 128 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1569474966
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 351 gr


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