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''An unputdownable thriller'' Gregory Dowling

''It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax'' Daily Mail

''Gwynne Jones''s talent for evoking place and atmosphere is clear as ever'' Literary Review
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It''s the night of 12 November 2019. The worst flooding in 50 years hits the city of Venice. 85% of La Serenissima is underwater. Gale force winds roar across the lagoon and along the narrow streets. And the body of Dr Jennifer Whiteread- a young British art historian, specialising in the depiction of angels in Venetian painting - is found floating in a flooded antique bookshop on the Street of the Assassins.


As the local police struggle to restore order to a city on its knees, Nathan Sutherland - under pressure from the British Ambassador and distraught rel

The Angels of Venice

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 07/02/2023
      ISBN13: 9781472134318, 978-1472134318
      ISBN10: 1472134311
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''An unputdownable thriller'' Gregory Dowling

      ''It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax''       Daily Mail

      ''Gwynne Jones''s talent for evoking place and atmosphere is clear as ever'' Literary Review
      _______________

      It''s the night of 12 November 2019. The worst flooding in 50 years hits the city of Venice. 85% of La Serenissima is underwater. Gale force winds roar across the lagoon and along the narrow streets. And the body of Dr Jennifer Whiteread- a young British art historian, specialising in the depiction of angels in Venetian painting - is found floating in a flooded antique bookshop on the Street of the Assassins.


      As the local police struggle to restore order to a city on its knees, Nathan Sutherland - under pressure from the British Ambassador and distraught rel

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