A Florentine Death

Author(s): Michele Giuttari

Location(s): Florence

Genre(s): Crime

Era(s): Modern

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Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara knows that the beautiful surface of his adopted city, Florence, hides dark undercurrents. When called in to investigate a series of brutal and apparently random murders, his intuition is confirmed.

Distrusted by his superiors and pilloried by the media, Ferrara finds time running out as the questions pile up. Is there a connection between the murders and the threatening letters he has received? Are his old enemies, the Calabrian Mafia, involved? And what part is played by a beautiful young woman facing a heart-rending decision, a priest troubled by a secret from his past, and an American journalist fascinated by the darker side of life?

Ferrara confronts the murky underbelly of Florence in an investigation that will put not only his career but also his life on the line.

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…has all the hallmarks of becoming a classic of the genre – a highly atmospheric tale of murder, the mafia and the rarely explored criminal underbelly of Florentine life…Ferrara is set to run and...

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A good thriller

This book is set in the heart of Florence, occasionally travels beyond the city, and feels incredibly “local”. Snow sculptures in San Vigilio di Marebbe (they really do exist!!) seem extraordinary and sound worth a visit. Florentine flavour overall...

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A very interesting subject

The book beings at a pace, the descriptions are vivid, and one gets a good mental picture of Florence. I would say the latter part of the book is rather drawn out and the finish disappointing. Could be a...

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Bowls along – novel set in Florence

Author: Isabella Orff

Average read but a great sense of the Florence area.

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