Medieval poet an unlikely sleuth in `The Mosaic Crimes'.(Book review) From: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) | Date: April 4, 2007| Author: Wilson, Frank | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Frank Wilson

"The Mosaic Crimes" by Giulio Leoni, translated by Anne Milano Appel; Harcourt ($25)

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The great medieval poet Dante Alighieri would seem an unlikely gumshoe. He certainly proves to be an unusual one in Giulio Leoni's novel "The Mosaic Crimes," which itself is as odd a thriller as you are likely to come upon.

The crimes Dante finds himself investigating take place in June 1300, shortly after the poet is elected on...

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