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Country
  
England

Publication date
  
2007-02-05

Pages
  
400

Originally published
  
5 February 2007

Page count
  
400

Preceded by
  
The Whaleboat House

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Language
  
English

Media type
  
Paperback

ISBN
  
0-00-716193-X

Author
  
Mark Mills

Genre
  
Mystery

Publisher
  
HarperCollins

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Mark Mills books, Mystery books

The Savage Garden is the second novel written by British author Mark Mills. Set in 1958, the story tells of Cambridge student Adam Strickland and his trip to Tuscany, Italy; which started off as a chance to study the old, Italian renaissance architecture of a garden owned by the aristocratic Docci family and results in Adam solving two murders: one from the 16th century and one just after World War II. His discoveries shake the entire lineage of the Docci clan including his love interest Antonella's life.

Characters

  • Adam Strickland – the story's protagonist, an English student studying at The University of Cambridge who goes to Tuscany to study the Docci family's Villa.
  • Signora Francesca Doccci
  • Maria Docci
  • Maurizio Docci
  • Harry Strickland – Harry is Adam's older, fun-loving brother. Harry is a sculptor who often gets into little problems and disagreements with people; resulting in Adam having to help him out of them on some occasions.
  • Signora Fanelli – owner of The Pensione Amorini, the bar/restaurant above which Adam stayed. She is in a relationship with Fausto.
  • Fausto
  • Professor Crispin Leonard – one of Adam's lecturers and (unbeknown to him) father of Emilio Docci.
  • Maria – the housekeeper to the Docci Villa and a confidant to Signora Docci. Maria became a key player in keeping Signora Docci's plan from both Maurizio and Adam.
  • Emilio Docci – Signora Docci's son and secretly fathered by Professor Leonard. He was killed by his half brother Maurizio.
  • Chiara Docci – Maurizio's academic wife.
  • Antonella - She is the granddaughter of Signora Docci and daughter of Caterina. She is a fashion designer and has played a mysterious character on a little flirtatious note with Adam. Later on, the love affair between Adam and her becomes strong, and they eventually end up together on a happy note. Mark Mills did a great job to raise suspicions around her character in a subtle way which somehow makes the protagonist, and the reader as well, believe that she deceived Adam.

    • References

    The Savage Garden Wikipedia
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