(from the paperback) Meet Michele Ferrara. Lover of a good bottle of local Rossi di Montalcino, smoker of Antico Toscano cigars - and head of Florence's elite police force, the Squadra Mobile. With a rising murder rate and high levels of Mafia activity, Ferrara has an unenviable job.
The first novel by real-life police chief Michele Giuttari, A Florentine Death (2007) offers a fascinating insight into both the beauty and the darkness of everyday life in Florence, Italy. I highly recommend the Michele Ferrara mystery series to all.
The translation from the Italian into the English by Howard Curtis reads very smoothly and retains an Italian lilt and sensitivity.
Rating: 5/5
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