Shadows On The Lake: A Stefania Valenti Mystery

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During the construction of a new road in the mountains above Lake, the remains of a young man are unearthed on the powerful Cappelletti family s property. On the case is Commissario Stefania Valenti, forty-five and divorced with a teenaged daughter, and notably more determined and clever than her male colleagues. Her investigation takes her back to World War II and deep into the history of the region. Set against the peaceful and beautiful Lake Como, Valenti s investigation brings to light a family s secret and reveals a fascinating and tragic piece of Italian history.

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"[A] strong series kickoff Police procedural and whodunit elements combine nicely with a complex, three-dimensional lead.Publishers Weekly

A novel on a grand scale... a noir which winks at current events (ecology, politics), drifts into the realms of travel fiction, flirts with being a historical novel, only to return at last to the confines of crime fiction.Corriere della Sera

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Giovanni Cocco was born in Como in 1976. Amneris Magella was born in Milan in 1958. They are married and live in Como, Italy.