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The Count’s real name was Germano de Cillis. His family owned a failing textile business in the Veneto; the Count suffered to work at its helm, though his dreams lay elsewhere. For many years he had conducted several affairs. Few people knew this about de Cillis, but he was at heart a romantic. When one …
Writers’ conferences always brought out the most bookish of folk, reflected Axel. Then he bumped into Lulu. They chatted genially about Gunter Grass and blogging, Georg Pabst and, funnily enough, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, when she dropped the unexpected. “Thing is, my father was a donor. I was brought up by two women.” A throw-away line, …
The novel in 28 chapters was set in a fictional – one assumes – South American country. A series of murders take place among the high-ranking officials of the government. The protagonist, a detective named Q ordered to investigate the murders can find no solution to the crimes… Quibbling it may be, but it’s hard …