The washed-up actress amid Rome's ruins; the smugglers and gossip-mongers of Morocco; the Sicilian heart-throb who couldn't get it up; and Maigret on holiday ("It was a crime of passion." "Don't be ridiculous! She was nearly fifty").
I wrote about great novels set in favourite holiday destinations:
thetimes.com
Around the world in 12 novels — an expert’s guide
You’ve booked your holiday destination — now pack a book to match. John Self picks a dozen titles with a vivid sense of place
