Julian Kestrel, gentleman sleuth and dandy, becomes fascinated with the unsolved case of the murder of a Milanese aristocrat and the disappearance of his prot�g�, a brilliant young English opera singer. What has become of the singer's fianc�e and the aristocrat's notoriously surly manservant? Could the murder be tied to Italy's tumultuous politics? Furthermore, the murdered marquis left a widow whose beauty makes Kestrel's heart skip faster.
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Julian Kestrel, gentleman sleuth and dandy, becomes fascinated with the unsolved case of the murder of a Milanese aristocrat and the disappearance of his prot�g�, a brilliant young English opera singer. What has become of the singer's fianc�e and the aristocrat's notoriously surly manservant? Could the murder be tied to Italy's tumultuous politics? Furthermore, the murdered marquis left a widow whose beauty makes Kestrel's heart skip faster.
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It is really a pity that this is the last book the author wrote before her death. Two are the main reasons. First, because Kestrel's past and potential future will remain a mystery since we've only had a glimpse of the first in this book).
Second, because I think the book is not equal to the previous ones in the series. The relationships are a little shallow and the identity of Orfeo is apparent even in the first one hundred pages of the book.
I am really sorry to give up this more or less great series and its intriguing hero.
Nevertheless, it was a good read and if my expectations had not been so high, based on the previous books, I would have really enjoyed it very much.