Italy, autumn 1943, the Italian government has switched sides and declared war on Germany. Italy is divided, the North controlled by the fascists, the South liberated by Allied forces slowly fighting their way up the peninsula. Having survived hell on the Russian Front, Wehrmacht Major and aristocrat Martin Bora is sent to Verona. He is ordered to investigate the murder of a prominent local fascist: a bizarre death, threatening to discredit the regime's public image. The prime suspect is the victim's twenty-eight year old widow Clara. Not far from Bora's headquarters, Italian police inspector Sandro Guidi, is facing a difficult case, involving an elusive serial killer. The two join forces but, haunted by his record of opposition to SS policies in Russia, Bora must watch his step. Against the backdrop of relentless anti-partisan warfare and the tragedy of the Holocaust, a breathless chase begins.
- ISBN10 1281958999
- ISBN13 9781281958990
- Publish Date 1 January 2012 (first published 1 August 2001)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 April 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Bitter Lemon Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 273
- Language English