It's Christmas Crime (7) - Magdalen Nabb

The late Magdalen Nabb wrote fourteen Marshal Guarnaccia books which were published over eighteen years, the last being published posthumously in 2008. The first in the series, which introduced the Florentine detective, was Death of an Englishman:

Publisher's blurb:
Introducing Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia of the Florentine carabinieri, a Sicilian stationed far from home. He wants to go south for Christmas to spend the holiday with his family, but he is laid up with the 'flu. At this awkward moment, the death of a retired Englishman is reported. Who has shot Mr Langley-Smythe in the back? And why has Scotland Yard felt it appropriate to send two detectives, one of whom speaks no Italian, to 'help' the marshal and his colleagues with their enquiries? Most importantly for the marshal, ever the Italian, will he be able to solve the crime sufficiently quickly for him to be able to join his family over the holiday season?

Magdalen Nabb Obituary

The Telegraph has an obituary of Magdalen Nabb who died at the weekend. I hadn't realised that:"Thirteen years ago she suffered a serious stroke, and was not expected to survive".

Read the obituary here.

Update

Read Peter Guttridge's article on Magdalen Nabb in the Independent.

Magdalen Nabb RIP

Book2book report some very sad news:

William Heinemann and Diogenes Verlag AG report that Magdalen Nabb sadly died suddenly at the weekend. Her funeral was held on Monday in Florence.

Magdalen Nabb was born in Lancashire in 1947, and trained as a potter. She had lived in Florence since 1975 and pursued a dual career as crime writer and children's author. Her novels which featured Florentine investigator Marshal Guarnaccia include Death of an Englishman, Property of Blood, and most recently, Some Bitter Taste and The Innocent.

William Heinemann intend to publish her last novel, Vita Nuova, in 2008, with an Arrow paperback scheduled for 2009.

New reviews on Euro Crime

Nearly every Sunday, the reviews page is updated with at least two more reviews. Last night, the new reviews were, 'The Innocent' by Magdalen Nabb and 'Lang' by Kjell Westo.