The Dark Heart of Florence
Number 6 in series
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- 109,00 Kč
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- 109,00 Kč
Publisher Description
'It was a night that would be long remembered. The Florence police would come to call it a night of horror, the start of a new nightmare . . .'
After enduring years at the mercy of an infamous serial killer, the people of Florence rejoice at news of his death - until a senator is found brutally murdered.
To Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara the case is very much alive. But, with a powerful adversary conspiring against him, he is trapped in a spiral of corruption and deadly speculation. As the truth comes to light, Ferrara is left standing face-to-face with something truly rotten at the heart of the city . . .
The Dark Heart of Florence is an evocative, gripping work of detective fiction, and a major bestseller across Europe.
Originally published in Italian as I Sogni Cattivi di Firenze.
'A crime author with impeccable credentials: Giuttari is no less than the former head of the Florence police force, where he was on the case of the notorious serial killer The Monster of Florence. Who better to write about the dark undercurrents beneath the surface of the city?' Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Chief Supt. Michele Ferrara faces both a cunning killer and a maze of bureaucratic ineptitude in his exciting sixth outing, a direct sequel to The Black Rose of Florence. After 75-year-old Sen. Enrico Costanza, an important politician and a Freemason, is found shot to death in his Jacuzzi with his eyeballs gouged out, a killer calling himself "Genius" releases a taunting video. Coming on the heels of the sensational murders committed by a serial killer in the previous book, including that of society scion Giovanna Innocenti, Costanza's slaying attracts much press attention. As Ferrara and his able team investigate every possible lead, he's warned off the Freemason track and ordered to make some minor arson attacks his focus. With his career at risk, Ferrara presses on in the face of more deaths, more taunts, and a surprising tie to the earlier crimes. Giuttari, who once headed the Florence police force, smoothly ratchets up the suspense.
