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|title=The Lizard's Bite

|sort=Lizard's Bite

|buy=Maybe

|borrow=Yes

|pages=360

|publisher=Macmillan

|date=January 2007

|isbn=1405055146

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Detectives Nic Costa and Gianni Peroni are nearing the end of their exile in Venice following a little bit of insubordination on a case in Rome. Their girlfriends are arriving shortly to join them for a holiday before they all return to Rome. When they're ordered to investigate two deaths which occurred at the same time as a fire in a glass foundry in the island of Murano they're not exactly enthusiastic particularly when it seems that they're being railroaded into writing the deaths off as accidental.

This isn't a great book, or even a very good one, but it's an enjoyable story with some very good dialogue. If you're looking for a better modern detective story set in Venice then Michael Dibdin's [[Dead Lagoon]] is recommended. The writing and observation are sharper. The book is comparable with some of Dona Leon's Guido Brunetti books but not as good as [[Blood from a Stone]] or [[Fatal Remedies]]. Hewson is getting into his stride with this series and it might well be one to watch for the future.

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