{"product_id":"a-private-venus-giorgio-scerbanenco-9798217198030","title":"A Private Venus","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the first installment of the prizewinning Duca Lamberti Quartet from the godfather of Italian noir, a disgraced doctor investigating the murder of a young woman uncovers a shocking network of trafficking and exploitation in 1960s Milan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNewly released from prison, and without his medical license, Duca Lamberti is at a loose end. When Milan's police superintendent points him toward a job--as a favor to Duca's late father, who was a trusted member of the force--he is not in a position to refuse. And so Duca finds himself employed by the wealthy plastics magnate Pietro Auseri, tasked with finding a medical intervention for Auseri's son, Davide, who is slowly drinking himself to death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first, there seems to be nothing wrong with the young man: he's healthy, reasonably good-looking, set up for a bright future. But Duca discovers that Davide has a terrible secret--one that threatens to consume him. Following a trail linked to the unsolved murder of a young woman, Duca unravels a dark underworld beneath the glitz and glamour of the cosmopolitan city, one that destroys young women like the one whose path crossed with Davide's. Gruff, world-weary, and disillusioned, Duca nevertheless finds himself driven to seek truth and justice on behalf of those abandoned and cast aside by the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1966, \u003ci\u003eA Private Venus\u003c\/i\u003e introduces one of the most compelling and memorable protagonists in crime fiction, from a master of Italian noir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giorgio Scerbanenco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217198030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Giorgio Scerbanenco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453272633599,"sku":"9798217198030","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e45483b-1025-4f1e-9472-5ddda0dbde90.jpg?v=1777299241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-private-venus-giorgio-scerbanenco-9798217198030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}