<p>'Magdalen Nabb's books are set in a Florence so vividly brought to life that I long to go back there after reading each one.'</p>
Sunday Telegraph
'Guarnaccia is one of fiction's most satisfying detectives, a man whose domestic life is as fascinating as his cases- the series began with <i>Death of an Englishman</i> and is distinguished by its superb sense of place'
The Times 'One Hundred Masters of Crime'
Magdalen Nabb's elegant and atmospheric Marshal Guarnaccia books, set in Florence, get steadily more impressive as her police marshal, a modest detective and unlikely hero, grows in complexity.
Scotland on Sunday
It takes a writer as good as Magdalen Nabb to remind us how subtle the art of the mystery can be. She does make it look easy, though.
New York Times