Commissario Soneri returns home for a hard-earned autumn holiday, hoping to spend a few days mushroom picking on the slopes of Montelupo. This isolated village relies on the salame factory founded in the post-war years by Palmiro Rodolfi, and now run by his son, Paride.
On arrival, Soneri is greeted by anxious rumours about the factory's solvency and the younger Rodolfi's whereabouts. Not long afterwards, a decomposing body is found in the woods. In the shadow of Montelupo, carabinieri prepare to apprehend their chief suspect - an ageing woodsman who defended the same mountains from S.S. commandos during the war.
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 9781906694357
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 220 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 20 mm
'A master storyteller' Barry Forshaw, Independent. - Independent
'A rich, rewarding read' Laura Wilson. - Laura Wilson
'A broodingly atmospheric and engaging crime thriller' Mail on Sunday. - Mail on Sunday
'Varesi exposes a dark history that still has the power to unsettle' Joan Smith, Sunday Times. - Sunday Times
Commisario Soneri returns home for a well earned break but instead finds himself hunting a killer and uncovering hidden family secrets.
Atmospheric and Thrilling.
Reading this while visiting the Italian Alps was a wonderful idea of mine. I love the sense of small town tension that is created in the glimpse of a village tearing itself apart. This is not 100% a crime novel, as... More
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