Mary Chiappe
The Dead Can’t Paint
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This is the latest and last of the Gibraltar-set Giovanni Bresciano mysteries. An arrogant and obnoxious French painter comes to Gibraltar in 1817 and ...Read Review
Death in Paradise Ramp
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“Ramps” in Gibraltar are steep streets that today are furnished with stone steps, but in 1802 they are still rough and unsurfaced. Workmen clearing ...Read Review
The Devil’s Tongue: Bresciano Accused
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Set in Gibraltar in the spring of 1793, this novel has a real sense, particularly, of place. There is a plan included so the ...Read Review
The Prince’s Lady: Bresciano and the Baroness
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The lesson that I learnt from reading this book is that one should never, ever, judge a book by its cover. The novel’...Read Review
Mosaic of an Unquiet Time
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This novel is set in 1963 in the fictional British colony of As Areias, an archipelago located off the coast of Portugal. The book ...Read Review
The Pearls of Tangier
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This is the third book in the Bresciano Mysteries series, but it works perfectly well as a standalone read. This particular novel is ...Read Review
The Murder in Whirligig Lane
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In October 1813, Gibraltar is now safe from Napoleon, thanks to Nelson and Wellington, but an older and merciless enemy is now attacking the ...Read Review
Fall of a Sparrow
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Set during the Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779), this is an unusual crime novel. When a young Scottish soldier, childlike Jamie Macfarlane, is found ...Read Review
