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I like the wry humour & art references. There‘s a fun dynamic between Jonathan Argyll and detective Flavia. But the action is slow, it lacks suspense and the tone & dialogue feel English, even though the characters & setting are supposedly (in part) Italian & Spanish. The mismatch between the English sensibility & European story was jarring. I didn‘t mind it as a nice, escapist read but not compelled to finish.