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Acireale is a coastal town on the southern slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, facing out towards the Ionian Sea. Nearby are the seaside towns of Acitrezza and Acicastello that look out upon the three great sea stacks that, legend has it, were the great rocks hurled at Odysseus by the monstrous Cyclops. Twenty kilometres away lies the city of Catania, with its baroque historic centre and altogether grittier suburbs. It''s an area of extraordinary natural beauty, rich in folklore, which also just happens to have some of the best food in Italy.

It might also be a good place for a murder. . .

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 1/3/2025
      ISBN13: 9781408719961, 978-1408719961
      ISBN10: 1408719967
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Acireale is a coastal town on the southern slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, facing out towards the Ionian Sea. Nearby are the seaside towns of Acitrezza and Acicastello that look out upon the three great sea stacks that, legend has it, were the great rocks hurled at Odysseus by the monstrous Cyclops. Twenty kilometres away lies the city of Catania, with its baroque historic centre and altogether grittier suburbs. It''s an area of extraordinary natural beauty, rich in folklore, which also just happens to have some of the best food in Italy.

      It might also be a good place for a murder. . .

      Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones
      ''I devoured all Philip''s novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy'' Val McDermid

      ''Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid'' Stephen Glover

      ''Clever and great fun'' The Times

      ''Sinister and shimmering, The Venetian Game is as haunting and darkly ele

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