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.Marshal's Own Case (Marshal Guarnaccia Investigation (Paperback))

by: Nabb. Magdalen

September 01, 2008

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.The Enchanted Horse (Young Lions Storybook)

by: Magdalen Nabb

August 06, 2001
I read this book with my eight-year-old daughter and we were both delighted. She'd plead with me to read another chapter, then another, and I found it hard to resist! There was real substance in the story, and it was told with imagination and wisdom that feeds the mind and heart. A superb children's book I would recommend to anyone.
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.Vita Nuova

by: Magdalen Nabb

August 07, 2008
I read this book with my eight-year-old daughter and we were both delighted. She'd plead with me to read another chapter, then another, and I found it hard to resist! There was real substance in the story, and it was told with imagination and wisdom that feeds the mind and heart. A superb children's book I would recommend to anyone.
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.Death of an Englishman

by: Magdalen Nabb

June 02, 2005
I read this book with my eight-year-old daughter and we were both delighted. She'd plead with me to read another chapter, then another, and I found it hard to resist! There was real substance in the story, and it was told with imagination and wisdom that feeds the mind and heart. A superb children's book I would recommend to anyone.
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.Death of a Dutchman

by: Magdalen Nabb

September 01, 2005
First Sentence: `Signora Giusti!' protested Lorenzini, holding the receiver away from his ear and throwing open his free hand in despair.

An elderly woman is known for calling the carabiniere station to complain. This time Marshall Salva Guarnaccia agrees to go in person. She heard an argument in the next door apartment, then silence. After talking with her for awhile, and learning she has keys to the apartment in question, he agrees to investigate, only to find a young man at the point of death, whose dying whisper is "It wasn't her."

Nabb doesn't provide as strong a sense of place as some writers; her style reminds me more of someone so familiar with a place, they forget its significance.

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.Death in Springtime (Marshal Guarnaccia Investigation)

by: Magdalen Nabb

2005-10
First Sentence: `Signora Giusti!' protested Lorenzini, holding the receiver away from his ear and throwing open his free hand in despair.

An elderly woman is known for calling the carabiniere station to complain. This time Marshall Salva Guarnaccia agrees to go in person. She heard an argument in the next door apartment, then silence. After talking with her for awhile, and learning she has keys to the apartment in question, he agrees to investigate, only to find a young man at the point of death, whose dying whisper is "It wasn't her."

Nabb doesn't provide as strong a sense of place as some writers; her style reminds me more of someone so familiar with a place, they forget its significance.

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.The Innocent

by: Magdalen Nabb

July 06, 2006
Magdalen Nabb's 13th Marshal Guarnaccia novel THE INNOCENT is the latest episode in her venerable crime series that has been going strong for over two decades. Her two leading characters are her persistent carabinieri NCO, Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia, and her beloved adopted city, Florence.

The story begins with the discovery of a women's body in an out-of-the-way pool in the Boboli Gardens, the expansive park next to the Pitti Palace. This is literally in the good Marshal's back yard since his carabinieri offices and barracks are in a wing of the Pitti Palace. This crime has the usual challenges--identify the victim; determine whether the death was accidental or murder; identify possible motives; look for suspects; and find and ... Read More:
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.Death in Autumn

by: Magdalen Nabb

May 10, 2008
Magdalen Nabb's 13th Marshal Guarnaccia novel THE INNOCENT is the latest episode in her venerable crime series that has been going strong for over two decades. Her two leading characters are her persistent carabinieri NCO, Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia, and her beloved adopted city, Florence.

The story begins with the discovery of a women's body in an out-of-the-way pool in the Boboli Gardens, the expansive park next to the Pitti Palace. This is literally in the good Marshal's back yard since his carabinieri offices and barracks are in a wing of the Pitti Palace. This crime has the usual challenges--identify the victim; determine whether the death was accidental or murder; identify possible motives; look for suspects; and find and ... Read More:
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.Josie Smith in Winter

by: Magdalen Nabb

October 04, 1999
My five year old daughter loved listening to these stories about Josie - especially the one about the injured cat (fortunately everything turns out all right in the end). The others in this collection are about winter illnesses and playing in the snow. Being firmly rooted in children's everyday, lived experiences makes them very accessible to young children - they are believable and realistic. Magdalen Nabb seems to have a strong insight into how children think and feel; my daughter identifies strongly with Josie - which I think accounts for some of the appeal of the Josie Smith stories to young children. We'll be getting the others, at the suitable time of the year!
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.Some Bitter Taste

by: Magdalen Nabb

September 01, 2005
My five year old daughter loved listening to these stories about Josie - especially the one about the injured cat (fortunately everything turns out all right in the end). The others in this collection are about winter illnesses and playing in the snow. Being firmly rooted in children's everyday, lived experiences makes them very accessible to young children - they are believable and realistic. Magdalen Nabb seems to have a strong insight into how children think and feel; my daughter identifies strongly with Josie - which I think accounts for some of the appeal of the Josie Smith stories to young children. We'll be getting the others, at the suitable time of the year!
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