The Dark Valley
A Commissario Soneri Investigation
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- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2013
Summary
Commissario Soneri returns home for a hard-earned autumn holiday, hoping to spend a few days mushroom picking on the slopes of Montelupo. This isolated village relies on the salame factory founded in the post-war years by Palmiro Rodolfi, and now run by his son, Paride.
On arrival, Soneri is greeted by anxious rumours about the factory’s solvency and the younger Rodolfi’s whereabouts. Not long afterwards, a decomposing body is found in the woods. In the shadow of Montelupo, carabinier…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781906694357 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1906694354 |
| Author: | Valerio Varesi, Joseph Farrell |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2013 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 20mm |
| Series: | MacLehose Press |
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Critics Review
‘Varesi exposes a dark history that still has the power to unsettle’ Joan Smith, Sunday Times.
‘A master storyteller’ Barry Forshaw, Independent. * Independent *
‘A rich, rewarding read’ Laura Wilson. * Laura Wilson *
‘A broodingly atmospheric and engaging crime thriller’ Mail on Sunday. * Mail on Sunday *
‘Varesi exposes a dark history that still has the power to unsettle’ Joan Smith, Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Valerio Varesi
Valerio Varesi has been the Parma correspondent for La Stampa and La Repubblica. River of Shadows was the first of a series of thrillers featuring Commissario Soneri, now the central figure of one of Italy’s most popular television dramas. It was followed in English translation by The Dark Valley, Gold Frankincense and Dust and A Woman Much Missed.
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