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Afternoon Reading: Red Herrings

Afternoon Reading: Red Herrings: Episode 1: Mangia, Mangia, Ti Fa Bene!

Mangia, Mangia, Ti Fa Bene!

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Episode 1: Mangia, Mangia, Ti Fa Bene!

Red Herrings

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By Donna Leon. The pleasure of a sumptuous meal beguiles a taciturn husband.

The red herring inspires a new story by leading crime writer Donna Leon. The pleasure of a sumptuous meal beguiles a taciturn husband. Read by Greta Scacchi.

Short story by acclaimed crime writer Donna Leon. 


Read by Greta Scacchi.


A dark tale that warns against over-indulgence... An attentive Italian housewife prepares a mouth-watering meal to beguile her taciturn husband. The title translates as "Eat! Eat! It's Good for You".


Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.

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Drama: Crime

The red herring inspires these new stories by leading crime writers

That most effective weapon in the crime writer's arsenal, the red herring, inspires these new stories by leading exponents of the genre. With a guaranteed twist in the tale!

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