Flowers Over the Inferno

There`s a monster lurking in these woods... `Superintendent Teresa Battaglia, a criminal profile expert, is in her sixties, overweight, lonely, diabetic, full of the ailments of ageing - and delightful. It`s rare that such a character enters crime fiction for the first time, and with such gripping impact` Marcel Berlins, The Times In a quiet village surrounded by the imposing Italian Alps, a series of brutal assaults take place. Police inspector Teresa Battaglia is called in when the first body is found. Soon more victims are discovered - all horrifically mutilated - and when a new-born baby is kidnapped, Teresa`s investigation becomes a race against the clock. But Teresa is also fighting a battle against her own body, weighed down by age and diabetes, and her mind, once invincible and now slowly gnawing away at her memory... `Creepy and evocative` Guardian (Books of the Month) `Impeccable crime writing` Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time `Set to give tyneside`s Vera a run for her money` Lancashire Post PREPARE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH TERESA BATTAGLIA, A POLICE INSPECTOR LIKE NO OTHER: `I was rooting for Teresa Battaglia from the start` Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill `I totally fell for the tough-but-vulnerable Teresa Battaglia` Roz Watkins, author of The Devil`s Dice `Teresa Battaglia is one of the most interesting detectives to emerge in recent years` M. W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show `A brilliant protagonist, an eerie setting and a community hiding dark secrets` Dead Good (Debut crime novels to watch out for in 2019)