Kill the Father
The Italian publishing sensation
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4.6 • 49 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER
The twisty and darkly compelling thriller, European bestseller and RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK that will keep you up all night.
'The rock cast a sharp, dark shadow over a shape huddled on the ground. Please don’t let it be the boy, Colomba thought. Her silent prayer didn’t go unanswered. The corpse belonged to the mother.'
Dante Torre spent eleven young years in captivity - held by a man known only as The Father - before outwitting his abductor. Now working for the police force, Torre's methods are unorthodox but his brilliance is clear. When a young child goes missing in similar circumstances in Rome, Torre must confront the demons of his past to attempt to solve the case.
Paired with Deputy Captain Colomba Caselli, a fierce, warrior-like detective still reeling from having survived a bloody catastrophe, all evidence suggests The Father is active after being dormant for decades, and that he’s looking forward to a reunion with Dante ...
'Introduces us to two of the most intriguing detectives to have emerged in recent years… Brutal and frighteningly realistic, it never loses its grip' Daily Mail
'[a] fascinatingly complex thriller' i newspaper
'An intelligent thriller… very entertaining' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express
‘Undoubtedly a gripping read…a deliciously dark journey which provides a genuinely satisfying conclusion’ Crime Scene
'Absolutely electrifying' Jeffery Deaver
‘Police politics and military operations add to the complexity and interest of this unrelenting, adrenaline-fueled novel, with a final twist. Don’t be surprised if Kill the Father becomes the next Big Thing in international crime fiction’ Booklist
'Kill the Father is impeccable, from the build up of characters and place to the crisp narrative…Do not pass this one up; it’s a terrific crime drama' Durango Telegraph
‘A mind-bending, stunningly original page-turner' Jonathan Kellerman
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sandro Dazieri has built a reputation as the Italian Stieg Larsson and here he introduces two of the most captivating crime leads we’ve met in a long while. Colomba Caselli is the renegade detective battling debilitating PTSD while her partner Dante Torre developed superlative observation skills after being held prisoner for 11 years. Together they’re a damaged and (surprisingly) wise-crack fond duo attempting to crack a devilishly complex case involving a decapitated mother and a missing son. This is a grisly tale not the faint-hearted—but Dazieri is a truly gifted weaver of twisting, intelligent crime fiction.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dazieri's dazzling U.S. debut, the first in a series, introduces Deputy Capt. Colomba Caselli, a Rome police detective recuperating from major work-related PTSD, and Dante Torre, a near-incapacitated claustrophobic private consultant on missing-person cases. Caselli, who's tough as nails but deeply injured by guilt over her role in a Paris bombing, is contemplating resigning from the police, but she feels she owes it to her boss to investigate the decapitation of a young mother and the disappearance of the woman's preteen son. Torre is drawn into the case because in his own youth he was held captive for years in a silo by an unknown captor he called Father. Torre and Colomba, both driven by rage and revenge, make a convoluted descent into an abyss of child abductions, gang-related crime, government cover-ups, and international terrorism. Told in brutal, often wrenching detail, this is not an odyssey for the faint of heart.
