The Dark Valley - A Commissario Soneri Investigation

Zusatztext 'Varesi exposes a dark history that still has the power to unsettle' Joan Smith! Sunday Times. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext A new novel featuring Commissario Soneri, from the Italian author, this follows on from "River Of Shadows". Translated by Joseph Farell, it sees Soneri return to his roots on the slopes of Montelupo. Commissario Soneri returns to his roots, only to find a town consumed by corruption and a death that is not all it seems... Zusammenfassung Commissario Soneri returns to his roots, only to find a town consumed by corruption and a death that is not all it seems...

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Product details

• Authors: Valerio Varesi, VARESI VALERIO
• Assisted by: Joseph Farrell (Translation)
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2013
• EAN: 9781906694357
• ISBN: 978-1-906694-35-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Series: MacLehose Press; Commissario Soneri; Commissario Soneri
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; HISTORY / Military / World War II, Fiction in translation, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, Food & society, COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Soul Food