The Black Rose of Florence

Author(s): Michele Giuttari

Crime & Thrillers

A strikingly beautiful young woman is found dead in her Florence apartment. She lies on her bed, naked, a black rose between her legs. And the murders do not stop there: shortly afterwards, a woman is burned to death in a church, and a man is shot on the Ponte Vecchio. Chief Superindendent Michele Ferrara is all too familiar with the dark side of Florence. But he has never seen anything of this magnitude before - he is up against a mysterious, powerful enemy who would do anything to hide his identity, and manages to controls events at every turn. As more violent deaths occur, Ferrara has to face the most dangerous investigation in his entire career and must confront deadly secrets from his own past ...

General Information

  • : 9780349000114
  • : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
  • : Abacus
  • : 0.362
  • : 01 March 2013
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 May 2013
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Michele Giuttari
  • : Paperback
  • : 813
  • : English
  • : 416

More About The Product

A dramatic return to Florence for Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara

" Giuttari offers extremely credible procedure, a hero who gets more fascinating with each book, and scenes of Florence that may even surpass Donna Leon s of Venice. "Booklist""

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.