Flowers Over the Inferno

'If you like Ann Cleeves's Vera, keep an eye out for Commissioner Battaglia: she is a bit like an Italian Vera' Sheila O'Reilly, bookseller and blogger
'I was rooting for Teresa Battaglia from the start' Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill
'A deliciously dark and action-packed thriller... I loved this book' Karen Dionne, author of Home
'I totally fell for the tough-but-vulnerable Teresa Battaglia. Great to see an older woman in this role' Roz Watkins, author of The Devil's Dice
'Teresa Battaglia is one of the most interesting detectives to emerge in recent years... An astonishing debut' M. W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show

AN IDYLLIC VILLAGE IN THE ALPS.
A LEGACY OF SIN.
AN EVIL LURKING IN THE WOODS.

In a quiet village surrounded by the imposing Italian Alps, a series of violent assaults take place.

Police inspector Teresa Battaglia is called in when the first body is found. Soon more victims are discovered - all horrifically mutilated - and when a new-born baby is kidnapped, Teresa's investigation becomes a race against the clock.

But Teresa is also fighting a battle against her own body, weighed down by age and diabetes, and her mind, once invincible and now slowly gnawing away at her memory...