A Time of Mourning cover art

A Time of Mourning

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

A Time of Mourning

By: Christobel Kent
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £15.62

Buy Now for £15.62

About this listen

One wet November in Florence, a young widow of an eminent Jewish architect comes to visit Sandro Cellini, a disgraced ex-policeman and budding private detective, to ask him to investigate her husband's suicide. But the case abruptly turns into something grimmer and more urgent than he could have imagined.

©2009 Christobel Kent (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

Continue the series
The Viper cover art
The Viper By: Christobel Kent
All stars
Most relevant
I could not put this down. The story was so well narrated it even had me following the twist and turns of the story on Google earth as the characters move around Florence.

Excellent narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Good plot, interesting, believable characters and setting. Excellent narration, as always from this reader. Waiting for the next in the series.

Enjoyable and entertaining

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Well written, good plot, well read. I chose this book because of
its setting in Florence and was not disappointed. I had not read
this author before but I think this is the start of a classic series that is well worth following.

excellent book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The American title "The drowning river" comes from the rains in a Florence which are threatening a repeat of the floods in the '60s which devastated the city. Sandro Cellini, who has left the police force in disgrace, is now setting up as a private investigator, and is called in to delve into the death of an elderly Florentinian architect which is from where the other title is drawn.
Meanwhile, an English art student has gone missing, and the two stories soon intertwine.
The characters are nicely drawn, and the city itself is a character. Not the hot, touristy place, but a city settling in for the winter. By the end of the story you feel that you know it as well as Donna Leon's Venice

Florence in the rain

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A rich story with local background in Florence and great character development. Brilliant narration as usual.

Excellent writing and narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews