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The Magus of Sicily

By: Philip Gwynne Jones
Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
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An island of myth, legend . . . and murder?

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.

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?

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.

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?

Discover the first mystery in your new favourite crime series set on Italy's most beautiful island: Sicily. A gripping and atmospheric story, perfect for fans of Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series.

©2025 Philip Gwynne Jones (P)2025 Hachette Audio UK Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Crime Italy Magic Users Murder

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I love Philip Gwynn Jones Venetian novels and looked forward to this story set in Sicily, but was very disappointed. The story was ok, though I found the writing rather pedestrian, but was made really irritating by the very peculiar stilted narration. The determination to pronounce all the Italian names “correctly” was signalled by a pause before every name, but even then the name “Stefano” was not pronounced correctly. All the male characters sounded more or less the same and the overall effect was to make me long for the end.

Not a patch on the Venetian novels

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