Magdalen Nabb (1947 – 2007) studied at the Manchester College of Art, where she began to write. From 1975 onward she lived in Florence, working as a journalist and novelist. Nabb became famous for her Guarnaccia crime novels – she wrote 14 novels about the crotchety yet likeable Maresciallo – and also wrote books for children and teenagers.
Awards
›Josie Smith and Eileen‹ erhielt den Smarties Book Prize., 1991
›Josie Smith‹ war nominiert für den Guardian Children's Fiction Award., 1989
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»A writer of elegant crime fiction.«
The Daily Telegraph, London
»Magdalen Nabb is one of the most original of all crime writers.«
Georges Simenon
»It takes a writer as good as Magdalen Nabb to remind us how subtle the art of mystery can be.«
The New York Times , Book Review
»A writer of elegant crime fiction.«
The Daily Telegraph, London
»Magdalen Nabb is one of the most original of all crime writers.«
Georges Simenon
»It takes a writer as good as Magdalen Nabb to remind us how subtle the art of mystery can be.«
