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THERE´S A MONSTER LURKING IN THESE WOODS...
An idyllic village in the Alps. A legacy of sin. An evil hiding in the shadows.

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POLICE INSPECTOR TERESA BATTAGLIA IS:

[ ] Too old for her job
[ ] Overweight and diabetic
[ ] Terrified
[ ] The best detective you´ll ever meet
[X] ALL OF THE ABOVE

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? A TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
PREPARE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH TERESA BATTAGLIA, A POLICE INSPECTOR LIKE NO OTHER:

´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
´I was rooting for Teresa Battaglia from the start´ Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill
´I totally fell for the tough-but-vulnerable Teresa Battaglia´ Roz Watkins, author of The Devil´s Dice
´Teresa Battaglia is one of the most interesting detectives to emerge in recent years´ M. W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show
´A brilliant protagonist, an eerie setting and a community hiding dark secrets´ Dead Good (Debut crime novels to watch out for in 2019)
´Creepy and evocative´ Guardian (Books of the Month)
´Impeccable crime writing´ Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time

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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 such a character enters crime fiction for the first time, and with such gripping impact. Marcel Berlins, The Times

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Tuti, Ilaria

ILARIA TUTI lives in Friuli, in the far north-eastern part of Italy. FLOWERS OVER THE INFERNO, the first book in the Teresa Battaglia trilogy, was a Times ´Crime Book of the Month´ and a top 10 bestseller on publication in Italy.
Her second novel THE SLEEPING NYMPH was published in Italy in May 2019 and became a top 5 bestseller that same week. It will be published in English in summer 2020.

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