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The Villa Triste

The Villa Triste

Author(s): Lucretia Grindle

Location(s): Florence

Genre(s): Thriller

Era(s): 1940s, 2006

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The Villa Triste functions as the Gestapo HQ in Florence 1940s. The central characters are 2 sisters, Isabella and Caterina. With the armistice everything changes. Both sisters become have become involved with the Partisans and it is something that happens during this time that leads to the present day events.

Fast forward to 2006 an old man is found shot through the back of the head. Pallioti starts the investigation and starts to make links with Partisan activity.

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‘Here is the perfect summer holiday read. Long, gripping and beautifully written . . . Grindle vividly evokes Florence as few tourists see it . . . An author’s note tells us that the...

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