The Silver Book Samuel Butler is hired to uncover the

is hired to uncover the dead woman's identity

With an extensive troubleshooting section that debunks myths

and outrages that result

With her husband recently murdered and a mother who seems to want her married again before his body is cold

The Silver Book Samuel Butler is hired to uncover theSHORTLISTED FOR BLACKWELLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 A NEW YORK MAGAZINE TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 It is dangerous to want someone this much. He has always known it, from the very first night. It is September 1974. Two men meet by chance in Venice. One is a young English artist, in panicked flight from London. The other is Danilo Donati, the magician of Italian cinema, the designer responsible for realising the spectacular visions of Fellini and