The Dark Valley by Valerio Varesi
It is autumn in Parma. Commissario Soneri decides to escape the city to return to his home village in the Appenines for a much-needed holiday. He plans to spend the time hunting for mushrooms on the wooded slopes of Montelupo. The small and isolated village revolves around the fortunes of the Rodolfi family, salami manufacturers for generations. Its patriarch, the gifted Palmiro, runs a tight ship, but behind the scenes, all is not well: his son, Paride, has other plans for his future. And then all of a sudden the family finds itself in the throes of a financial scandal, with worrying implications for the entire community. Soon afterwards a hiker discovers a decomposing body in the woods. After initial protestations, Soneri soon gives up all hope of a peaceful break. The complicated relationship he uncovers between Rodolfi and his son becomes all the more pertinent when he learns that his own father and Palmiro Ridolfi were once friends.
'Varesi exposes a dark history that still has the power to unsettle' Joan Smith, Sunday Times'A master storyteller' Barry Forshaw, Independent. 'Where he raises his game from the common crime ruck, however, is in his almost painterly evocation of wretchedly dark atmosphere and character. He could be the long-lost heir of Caravaggio' The Herald (Glasgow). 'A multi-layered adult thriller about politics, relationships and corruption that will thrill to the very last page' Italia Magazine.
Valerio Varesi has been the Parma correspondent for La Stampa and La Repubblica. The Dark Valley is the second in a series of thrillers featuring Commissario Soneri, now the protagonist of one of Italy's most popular television dramas. Joseph Farrell is the distinguished translator of Leonardo Sciascia, Vincenzo Consolo the Nobel Laureate and Dario Fo.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906694333 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906694338 |
| Title | The Dark Valley |
| Author | Valerio Varesi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for CWA International Dagger 2012 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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