A TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
ONE OF M. W. CRAVEN'S BOOKS OF 2019
A ruthless killer is spreading panic in a quiet village in the Italian Alps.
Police Inspector Teresa Battaglia is the only one who can stop them.
But how can you catch a monster when you're slowly losing your mind?
PREPARE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH TERESA BATTAGLIA, A POLICE INSPECTOR LIKE NO OTHER:
'Superintendent Teresa Battaglia, a criminal profile expert, is in her sixties, overweight, lonely, diabetic, full of the ailments of ageing - and delightful. It's rare that a character like Teresa Battaglia enters crime fiction for the first time, and with such gripping impact' Marcel Berlins, The Times (Crime Book of the Month)
'Teresa Battaglia is set to give tyneside's Vera a run for her money' Lancashire Post
'Teresa Battaglia is one of the most interesting detectives to emerge in recent years' M. W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show
'I was rooting for Teresa Battaglia from the start' Sarah Ward, author ofIn Bitter Chill
'I totally fell for the tough-but-vulnerable Teresa Battaglia' Roz Watkins, author of The Devil's Dice
'A brilliant protagonist, an eerie setting and a community hiding dark secrets' Dead Good (Debut crime novels to watch out for in 2019)
Scrittrice italiana di Gemona del Friuli, classe 1976 è laureata in Economia e Commercio ma con una grande passione per la letteratura.
Ilaria Tuti lavora inizialmente come illustratrice per poi dedicarsi alla scrittura di gialli e fantasy all’interno di riviste e antologie. Ottiene ben presto riconoscimenti importanti come il Premio Gran Giallo Città di Cattolica nel 2014 e Premio della Montagna Cortina d'Ampezzo 2020.
Viene acclamata dalla critica soprattutto nel 2018 con un thriller di narrativa gialla dal titolo Fiori