Three-Card Monte

During an International Conference, A Japanese professor falls and hits his head, and dies. However, the autopsy shows he was given a medication that poisoned him, and his fall was not the actual cause of death.

More Pastel than Noir The series "World Noir" is as attractively produced as everything else from Europa Editions, though in this case the word "noir" is a misnomer. The book is as bright as the fresh paint on the Italian bar that is its principal setting, and its most attractive quality is its humor.

There are murder mysteries full of menace and gore. This isn't one of those.