The Dark Valley :A Commissario Soneri Investigation
The Dark Valley :A Commissario Soneri Investigation
paperback | English
Published:
31 January, 2013
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Description
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, carabinieri prepare to apprehend their chief suspect - an ageing woodsman who defended the same mountains from S.S. commandos during the war.
Prizes
Short-listed for CWA International Dagger 2012
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781906694357 |
| ISBN10 | 1906694354 |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 220 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 198 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Quercus Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
'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 *
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Author's Bio
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. Joseph Farrell is Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde. His books include a cultural history of Sicily and biographies of Dario Fo and Leonardo Sciascia. He is also a renowned translator from the Italian, whose translations include works by Leonardo Sciascia, Vincenzo Consolo, Dario Fo and Valerio Varesi. He lives in Glasgow.