{"product_id":"the-venus-of-salo","title":"The Venus of Salò","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Venus of Salò\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eBen Pastor\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781916725065\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBitter Lemon Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e428\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new Investigation for Wehrmacht Officer Martin Bora.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eOctober 1944, in the Republic of Salò, the last fascist stronghold in the country, Bora must investigate the theft of a precious painting of Venus. While the inquiry proceeds among many difficulties, the discovery of three dead bodies throws an even more sinister light on the scene.\u003c\/b\u003eCaught in an unforeseeable web of events, hounded by the Gestapo, hopelessly in love with an enigmatic, real-flesh \"Venus,\" Bora must resort to all his courage and ability - not only in order to solve the mystery and expose the perpetrator, but also, in a breath-taking crescendo, to try to save himself from the firing squad.\"Murders, conflict with the Resistance, feuds within the SS, conspiracies within the Nazi élite, the Gestapo constructing a case against Bora, and rivalries within the Fascist élite. A triumph as a novel and a murder story\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\" The Critic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efor the Martin Bora series\u003c\/b\u003e\"Dark Song of Blood is historical crime fiction at its best.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Tin Sky is the best crime novel of the month. This fine story is packed with moral ambiguity.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Lumen's plot is well crafted, a disturbing mix of detection and reflection.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Bitter Lemon Press","offers":[{"title":"The Venus of Salò | Ben Pastor | Paperback | 9781916725065 | New | Fiction 1770391","offer_id":49649954881688,"sku":"1770391","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81WSDSB1pLL.jpg?v=1786032160","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-venus-of-salo","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}