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John Bonello is the award winning author of the young adult fantasy trilogy ‘Il-Logħba tal-Allat’ (The Game of the Gods), the time-travelling duology for adults ‘Unus Mundus’ and the series of detective novels for children Irvin Vella, Virtual Investigator. Learn more about him at www.johnabonello.com ...more

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	It-Tielet Qamar (Il-Logħba tal-Allat, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il-Każ Manduca (Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L-Aħħar Ħolma (Il-Logħba tal-Allat, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il-Każ tas-Serqiet Strambi (Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali, #2) by John A. Bonello (Goodreads Author), Lisa Falzon (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 39 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is-Sitt Aħwa (Il-Logħba tal-Allat, #3) 4.47 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fil-Mergħat tal-Impossibbli (Unus Mundus, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il-Każ tal-Gżejjer tat-Teżor (Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali, #3) by John A. Bonello (Goodreads Author), Lisa Falzon (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il-Każ tat-Tfajla Maħtufa (Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali, #6) by John A. Bonello (Goodreads Author), Francesca Grech (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il-Każ Stella Maris (Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali #4) by John A. Bonello (Goodreads Author), Lisa Falzon (Illustrator) 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Il-Każ tal-Mara l-Vjola

Il-Każ tal-Mara l-Vjola – Irvin Vella, Investigatur Virtwali #10

L-10 ta’ Frar. Festa pubblika. Malta ntlaqtet minn maltempata ddoqq it-trombi, b’xita, ragħad u anki xi bexxa silġ kultant. Temp minn dak li tkun trid toqgħod ġewwa għall-irdoss, kif għamlu l-familja Vella. Irvin Vella, flimkien mal-ġenituri tiegħu (Twanny u Marthese) u n-Nanna Speranza, lesti għal ikla mqarrun il-forn kif tmiss il-li

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John and 1 other person liked Andrew Sammut's review of Irvin Vella Il-Każ tal-Mara l-Vjola (Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali, #10): "Riċensjoni bil-Malti: SPOILERS MINIMI Karattri għal qalbi ferm iżda ħassejt li dan il-volum kellu nuqqas ta' skop u kunflitt. L-istorja hi waħda b'pass mgħaġġel u interessanti u x-xogħol ta' Irvin hu wieħed li jattira anke lili minkejja l-fatt li din" Read more of this review »
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John liked M.A. Fenech's review of Irvin Vella Il-Każ tal-Mara l-Vjola (Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali, #10): "Fil-qalba ta’ maltempata, f’jum ta’ festa pubblika fil-Gżejjer Maltin, hemm qalb oħra: pura u sewda, ta’ bniedem li jrid, jerġa’ jikseb dak li baqagħlu mill-imħabba ta’ ħajtu. U hawn jidħol Irvin għall-għaxar każ tiegħu — probabbilment l-aktar wieħed" Read more of this review »
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Kif il-qarrej jintebaħ mill-ewwel, l-istorja ddur madwar s-serq tal-pittura ‘Il-Mara l-Vjola’. Fi ġlieda kontra l-ħin, u magħluq ġewwa l-villa tal-klijent (għax ċediet l-uniku triq li jistgħu jinżlu minnha, kawża tal-maltemp), għandu sfida ġmiela bie ...more
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Un libro che è davvero un viaggio, in molte direzioni: nel tempo, nei luoghi, nelle esperienze e soprattutto nella scrittura. La voce dell’autrice cresce e si rafforza pagina dopo pagina, diventando ancora più intensa nel finale. Mi ha colpito profond ...more
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“And perhaps beyond those shrouded swells another man did walk with another child on the dead gray sands. Slept but a sea apart on another beach among the bitter ashes of the world or stood in their rags lost to the same indifferent sun.”
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