<DIV><P><B>Praise for Magdalen Nabb:</B></P><P>"Magdalen Nabb is so good she&rsquo;s awesome."&mdash;<I>Philadelphia Inquirer</I></P><P>"First rate. Engrossing, artful and -completely satisfying. Nabb is a fine writer."&mdash;Frank Conroy</P><P>"Elegant of style and elegant of mind."&mdash;<I>Publishers Weekly</I>, starred</P><P>"Nabb is formidable."&mdash;<I>Houston Post</I></P><P>An elderly woman is found dead in her apartment. The marshal&rsquo;s search for the villains brings him into confrontation with the past, with Jewish refugees from fascism, and with an English expatriate.</P><P><B>Magdalen Nabb</B> was born in Lancashire. She has lived in Florence since 1975.</P></DIV>