May the Wolf Die
A Novel
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A New York Times Best Crime Novel of 2024 • A Washington Post Best Mystery of 2024 • A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2024
For readers of Jane Harper, a gripping mystery set in Italy, following a female detective haunted by her family’s past and tasked with untangling the city’s organized crime and the modern U.S. military presence there.
Nikki Serafino is enjoying the sunset from her boat in her beloved port city of Naples, Italy, when she discovers the body of a man in the warm waters of the bay. An investigator working as the liaison between local police and American troops, Nikki is certainly no stranger to violence and organized crime, but this case grows complicated when the victim turns out to be a U.S. Navy captain stationed at the nearby military base—and the autopsy reveals foul play. As she delves into the case, another body is found and Nikki must face connections linking the murders to her own complicated history as a daughter of Naples. Smart and steeped in sun-soaked Italy, this propulsive mystery is the perfect summer binge read.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former Navy analyst Heider delivers an intricate and impressive debut about the killing of two American sailors in Italy. Nikki Serafino, an investigator for U.S. military police, has a day of sailing in Naples with her friend and fellow officer, Valerio, interrupted twice: first to rescue a woman left to drown by her abusive boyfriend, and then by the discovery of an unidentified corpse in the water. Then an American sailor is found shot dead on the outskirts of the city, and forensics reveal that the corpse in the water was boiled alive. The ensuing investigation plunges Nikki, Valerio, and the Italian police into a matrix of betrayals and back-room deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a network of organized crime clans in Naples. Heider deepens the central mystery by fleshing out her heroes' family lives and complicated relationships to both Naples and the American military; Nikki, in particular, jumps off the page, with her struggles as a woman in law enforcement vividly highlighted. Toss in a pulse-pounding climax, and Heider has a promising potential series on her hands.
