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David Denby (an accomplished art thief), is looking forward to an amusing lunch date with an old flame: the lovely Contessa Antonella. But the meeting leads to an astonishing request - and his most ambitious theft to date. The meticulously executed crime taxes the experience and imagination of Commissiario Pasetti, for whom the biggest mystery of all is, WHY? Meanwhile, on the fringes of society, two people threaten Denby's escape: Anna, a street urchin, who lives by picking the pockets of tourists - and a vagrant known as 'Radio Man'. Their evidence leads the dogged Pasetti in hot pursuit...

Memories of a Desert Rat This short, fascinating, and very personal account of one man's war experiences, tells the story of what it was like to live on the front line during WW2. As the author explains, for the soldier on the ground, it was often impossible to understand the 'big picture' as to what was happening. Adrian Jucker was wounded many times, in an experience that included El Alamein and Tobruk - and his changing role from Desert Rat to Paratrooper - right up to and including the Normandy landings. The narrative demonstrates the ability of the British soldier during WW2 to adapt to...