{"product_id":"the-venus-of-salze-9781916725065","title":"The Venus of Salò","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new Investigation for Wehrmacht Officer Martin Bora.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eOctober 1944, in the Republic of Sal?, the last fascist stronghold in the country, Bora must investigate the theft of a precious painting of Venus. While the inquiry proceeds among many difficulties, the discovery of three dead bodies throws an even more sinister light on the scene.\u003c\/b\u003eCaught in an unforeseeable web of events, hounded by the Gestapo, hopelessly in love with an enigmatic, real-flesh \"Venus,\" Bora must resort to all his courage and ability - not only in order to solve the mystery and expose the perpetrator, but also, in a breath-taking crescendo, to try to save himself from the firing squad.\"Murders, conflict with the Resistance, feuds within the SS, conspiracies within the Nazi ?lite, the Gestapo constructing a case against Bora, and rivalries within the Fascist ?lite. A triumph as a novel and a murder story\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\" The Critic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efor the Martin Bora series\u003c\/b\u003e\"Dark Song of Blood is historical crime fiction at its best.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Tin Sky is the best crime novel of the month. This fine story is packed with moral ambiguity.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Lumen's plot is well crafted, a disturbing mix of detection and reflection.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916725065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 4.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Ben Pastor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174062485685,"sku":"9781916725065","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_587b84cd-2282-434f-b864-c57f187a7374.jpg?v=1716300361","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-venus-of-salze-9781916725065","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}