Una Firenze indifferente, cinica, cupa, scossa da una serie di delitti atroci ed efferati che non sembrano avere alcun collegamento tra loro. Il capo della squadra Mobile, Michele Ferrara, perseguitato da lettere enigmatiche che lo minacciano di morte con fasi simili a una sciarada. Due ragazze legate da una torrida relazione. Un sacerdote e un giornalista americano che hanno in comune una bellezza ambigua e inquietante. Un'indagine complessa e difficile, uno sconvolgente finale. Un romanzo aspro e violento che scava nella psicologia dei personaggi, un sofisticato e perfetto puzzle che sfida l'intelligenza dei lettori.
Michele Ferrara Serie
Tuffatevi in questa serie di fiction poliziesca italiana che vi immerge nel cuore delle indagini fiorentine. Seguite il Sovrintendente Capo Michele Ferrara mentre affronta casi complessi, scoprendo oscuri segreti e confrontandosi con il lato oscuro della città. La serie offre trame intricate e uno sguardo avvincente sulla natura umana.






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La loggia degli innocenti
- 390pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
La morte per overdose di una minorenne, di cui la polizia non riesce a stabilire l'identità, si intreccia con la scomparsa di Massimo Verga, il libraio amico del commissario Ferrara, coinvolto in un caso di omicidio in Versilia. Il capo della mobile di Firenze deve districarsi tra le due indagini, che lo portano a misurarsi con due realtà altrettanto micidiali: il diffondersi della droga a Firenze e l'espandersi subdolo e irrefrenabile delle mafie su tutto il territorio toscano. In un crescendo di tensione e colpi di scena, Ferrara dovrà imporre le sue scelte a dispetto delle incomprensioni e delle manovre di oscuri burattinai che tentano in ogni modo di ostacolare le indagini.
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The Death of a Mafia Don
- 372pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
A bomb explodes in the centre of Florence, hitting the car of Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara of the elite Squadra Mobile. The attack rocks the ancient city to its foundations. Ferrara was clearly the target - and he did, after all, just controversially imprison notorious Mafia boss Salvatore Laprua.A week later, another bomb explodes - bringing tragedy for Ferrara and a determination to find the culprit. But that same morning, Salvatore Laprua is found dead in his prison cell. So who is the mysterious influence behind the bombings - someone even the Mafia fear?An ingenious, gripping mystery, The Death of a Mafia Don has been a bestseller in Italy and across Europe. Written by former Florence police chief Michele Giuttari, it offers a fascinating insight into the secret world of the Mafia, and life in Florence.
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The new Chief Superintendent Ferrara case by the author of A Florentine Death
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The black rose of Florence
- 451pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
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 . . . Originally published in Italian as Le rose nere di Firenze.
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The Dark Heart of Florence
- 371pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
In the summer of 2004 Florence was shocked by the dreadful homicides committed by the serial killer Leonardo Berghoff. With the news of his death, the city seems to finally be in peace - but that doesn't last for long. A senator and his butler are found brutally murdered and Detective Ferrara realises that the game is not over. Blood is running through the city streets again.
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Death Under a Tuscan Sun
- 464pagine
- 17 ore di lettura
In his dark and fetid prison cell, serial killer Daniele de Robertis plans his retribution. The betrayals he has suffered haunt his dreams until, one night, he escapes. In a small, beautiful village in the Tuscan countryside a prominent lawyer and his wife are murdered. As the police inspect the scene they find nine terrifying photographs: nine women, slaughtered. It is Florentine Police Chief Michele Ferrara's worst nightmare: a case involving the untouchable men and women at the top of Italian society, a dark and powerful cult which knows no bounds, and mounting victims. Amongst a web of obsession, manipulation and violence, Ferrara must face his demons. Death Under a Tuscan Sun is an incredibly gripping and atmospheric work of detective fiction, written with incomparable authenticity by former Florentine police chief Michele Giuttari. Originally published in Italian as Il Cuore Oscuro di Firenze.
