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    Flowers over the Inferno
    Flowers over the Inferno
    Flowers over the Inferno
    Audiobook9 hours

    Flowers over the Inferno

    Written by Ilaria Tuti

    Narrated by Christina Moore

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    About this audiobook

    Ilaria Tuti's thriller debut explores a remote community in northern Italy-a place of secrets, eerie folktales, and primal instincts. In a quiet village surrounded by ancient woods and the imposing Italian Alps, a man is found naked with his eyes gouged out. It is the first in a string of gruesome murders. Superintendent Teresa Battaglia, a detective with a background in criminal profiling, is called to investigate. Battaglia is in her mid-sixties, her rank and expertise hard-won from decades of battling for respect in the male-dominated Italian police force. While she's not sure she trusts the young city inspector assigned to assist her, she sees right away that this is no ordinary case: buried deep in these mountains are whispers of a dark and dangerous history, possibly tied to a group of eight-year-old children toward whom the killer seems to gravitate. As Teresa inches closer to the truth, she must also confront the possibility that her body and mind, worn down by age and illness, may fail her before the chase is over.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    TranslatorEkin Oklap
    Release dateApr 16, 2019
    ISBN9781980027225
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    • 4/5
      Story was okay, premise was fairly interesting. I was really mixed on the main characters. I would read more by this author, but I certainly wouldn't rush out to buy or look for other volumes of her books.
    • 5/5
      Great story. I was hooked from the start, and finished it in one day. The characters are fully formed, and the dialogue crisp. A really good mystery, and since this is a debut novel, I can't wait for the next one.
    • 5/5
      Despite clumsy beginning and until I got used to the author's switching from the present to past to back again and characters, a poignant and moving mystery-thriller set in an Alpine village in Italy close to Austria. A creepy old orphanage with its cruel strictures, several gruesome murders, a group of children who are dear friends, a close-knit village with secrets to keep and filled with hypocrisy, and an endearing, albeit crotchety older woman police superintendent, Teresa Battaglia, and her team, made this a very gripping novel. Descriptive passages were a plus, also a smooth translation.Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      The first third of Flowers Over the Inferno made me despair. The opening is a bit clunky and as the author set her stage, I found it difficult to become engaged with the story. But I kept at it-- mainly because her descriptions of the landscape create an atmosphere that's at once magical and foreboding. In fact, the landscape becomes a major character in the book. More than anything else, I think it was the transitions between the main narrative and the intermittent chapters taking place in a creepy old building in Austria that caused this reader's troubles-- even though those chapters made the hair stand on the back of my neck along with their mantra of "Observe, record, forget."Then there are the children: Mathias, Diego, Lucia, and Oliver. The more you learn about them, the more you will admire their resilience, intelligence, and bravery. And when the story finally settles down to the investigation, fasten your seatbelts: Teresa Battaglia is one of the best characters I've come across in a long, long time. In her mid-sixties, Teresa is single, alone (and not enjoying it), overweight, diabetic, and has a razor-sharp intelligence. She does not suffer fools gladly, but you will seldom ever find a character who has more empathy and compassion. As tiny pieces of her backstory are told, your admiration of the woman grows. Her mere presence makes those who stand by her feel stronger; her team is utterly devoted to her. When you add to that mix a city detective who needs more than a bit of training, sparks can fly. But as he learns, Massimo Marini's opinion of Teresa Battaglia changes. In the beginning, each time he underestimates her, she steamrolls right over him, so it's fun to watch their relationship develop.If not for that clunky beginning, Flowers Over the Inferno would be on my Best Reads of 2019 list, but it comes very, very close. There are supposed to be two more books featuring Teresa Battaglia, and I can't wait to get my hands on them. She is a fantastic character! (Think Vera Stanhope and Ruth Galloway, you fans out there.)