A Florentine Death
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Publisher Description
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.
Originally published in Italy as Scarabeo.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The two faces of Florence one a beautiful courtesan offering its bounty of fine art, the other jealously guarding secret plots and betrayals dominate Giuttari's strong debut, a crime novel that reflects the author's expertise as a former police chief. Chief Supt. Michele Ferrara, after 20 years on Florence's police force, remains in love with both his wife, Petra, and his adopted city, which has taught him "evil, and only evil, is immortal and never fades." After receiving an anonymous threatening letter announcing the start of a new series of homicides, Ferrara gets on the case, though he remains haunted by the earlier unsolved "Monster of Florence" murders that have made him suspect political collusion and corruption. An honest, compassionate cop, Ferrara patiently works his way to a tortuous and shocking solution, providing a stable focal point in a city "rotting under the weight of appearances," a microcosm, perhaps, of all 21st-century civilization.
