The Magus of Sicily

<B>'Truly evocative' </B><B><I>Financial Times</I></B><BR><B><BR></B><B>'If this book is not popular with fans of <I>The White Lotus</I>, something is definitely awry . . . [a] sumptuously set mystery' <I>Daily Mirror</I></B><BR><B><I><BR></I></B>------------<B><I><BR></I><BR></B><I>An island of myth, legend . . . and murder?</I><BR><B><BR></B>As the summer sun beats down on the ancient town of Acitrezza, a folk festival plays out in the picturesque harbour. Music, laughter and the aroma of local delicacies fill the air, and a traditional pantomime draws a crowd.<BR><BR>For rookie journalist Nedda Leonardi, it's just another day's reporting in a calendar of unremarkable events. Until that is, the performers dive in the sparkling Ionian Sea for their finale... and emerge with a corpse. Could this be Nedda's big break?<BR><BR>After one trick too many, Calogero Maugeri, self-styled Magus and con artist, is a wanted man. But his attempts to clean up his act and keep a low profile are thwarted when it's revealed he has a suspicious connection to the dead man pulled from the sea.<BR><BR>A young reporter keen for a scoop and a reformed swindler desperate to clear his name... can this improbable pair solve the most unusual of murders?