Flowers Over the Inferno book cover by Ilaria Tuti

Flowers Over the Inferno

Adult • Mystery • Thriller & Suspense • Murder • Thriller
Detective paired with a young inspector Murder set in Italian mountain town Superintendent battles aging challenges Gruesome crime shakes the community Instinct-driven investigation unfolds

In this thrilling series debut set in the Italian Alps, an instinct-driven detective won't let her aging body and mind prevent her from tracking a brutal killer. Superintendent Teresa Battaglia has fought for nearly four decades to earn rank and respect on a testosterone-heavy Italian police force. When she’s called to investigate a gruesome murder near a mountainside town, she’s paired with a young male inspector she’s not sure she trusts.

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Book details

Publisher
Soho Crime
Publication date
2020
Print length
360 pages
Language
English
ISBN
9781641291255

Mystery + Thriller & Suspense + Murder

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What to Know Before Reading Flowers Over the Inferno

In the Italian Alps, a seasoned detective faces her toughest case yet. Superintendent Teresa Battaglia must confront a brutal killer while navigating her own aging body and mind.

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About the author

Ilaria Tuti

Ilaria Tuti

Ilaria Tuti lives in Gemona del Friuli, in the province of Udine. She has a degree in economics, has always had a passion for painting, and freelances for a small independent publisher in her spare time. She won the 2014 Gran Giallo Città di Cattolica literary prize for her short story “The Pagan Child.” Flowers over the Inferno is her debut novel. Ekin Oklap was born in Turkey, and grew up in Italy. She translates from Turkish and Italian. She currently lives in London, where she works as a literary agent. As a translator, she was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize.

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