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Personal clashes with professional for Michele Ferrara in the second book in the series ofcompelling and authentic Italian police proceduralsIn the picturesque Tuscan hill town of Scandicci, the body of a girl is discovered, scantily dressed and lying by the edge of the woods. After a week the local police investigating the case havent even identified her, let alone gotten to the bottom of how she died. Frustrated by the lack of progress, Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara, head of Florences elite Squadra Mobile, decides to step in. Because toxins were discovered in the girls body, many assumed that she died of a self-inflicted drugs overdose, but Ferrara quickly realizes that the truth is darker than that he believes that the girl was murdered. When he delves deeper, there are many aspects to the case that convince Ferrara that the girls death is part of a sinister conspiracya conspiracy that has its roots in the very foundations of Tuscan society.
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Michele Giuttari is former head of the Florence Police Force (1995-2003) , where he was responsible for re-opening the Monster of Florence case and jailing several key Mafia figures. He is now a special advisor to the interior minister in Rome, with a remit to monitor Mafia activity.
