{"product_id":"magus-of-sicily-9781408719961","title":"Magus of Sicily","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcireale 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt might also be a good place for a murder. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Philip Gwynne Jones\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I devoured all Philip''s novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy''  Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Superb  - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid'' Stephen Glover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Clever and great fun'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Sinister and shimmering, \u003ci\u003eThe Venetian Game\u003c\/i\u003e is as haunting and darkly ele\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138265383255,"sku":"9781408719961","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408719961.jpg?v=1751918661","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/magus-of-sicily-9781408719961","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}