"Ilaria Tuti's thriller debut explores a remote community in northern Italy--a place of secrets, eerie folktales, and primal instincts. In a quiet village surrounded by ancient woods and the imposing Italian Alps, a man is found naked with his eyes gouged out. It is the first in a string of gruesome murders. Superintendent Teresa Battaglia, a detective with a background in criminal profiling, is called to investigate. Battaglia is in her mid-sixties,...

"Superintendent Teresa Battaglia, a trailblazing criminal detective on the Italian police force, is on sick leave, recovering from her recent brush with death in pursuit of a killer. But none of her colleagues-not even her partner, Inspector Marini-know that her Alzheimer's is getting worse, and that Teresa is unsure she will ever return to work. Teresa's plans for retirement are shelved, however, when she is urgently summoned to meet with serial...

"El primer cadáver es el de un hombre desnudo, con la cara desfigurada y los ojos arrancados. Algo aterrador está ocurriendo en las montañas: un recién nacido ha desaparecido y una sombra misteriosa vaga por los bosques. El caso requiere de todas las habilidades de Teresa Battaglia, comisaria de policía especializada en perfiles criminales que, todos los días, camina sobre el infierno. Su mejor arma es la mente, pero últimamente la está engañando;...