SetintheidyllicmountainsofNorthernItaly,thelatestvolumeinIlariaTuti’sgrippingseriesisatourdeforce,apoignantandirresistiblestoryabouttherelentlesspullofthepastonthepresent.SuperintendentTeresaBattaglia,atrail-blazingcriminaldetectiveontheItalianpoliceforce,isonsickleave,recoveringfromherrecentbrushwithdeathinpursuitofakiller.Butnoneofhercolleagues,notevenherpartner,knowthatherAlzheimer’sisgettingworse,andthatTeresaisunsureshewilleverreturntowork.Teresa’splansforretirementareshelved,however,whensheisurgentlysummonedtomeetwithmenacingserialkillerGiacomoMainardi.RefusingtospeakwithanyonebutTeresa,whoseinvestigativeworktwenty-sevenyearspriorlandedhiminmaximumsecurityprison,Mainardihasdisconcertingnews:somebodyisafterhim,andonlyTeresaholdsthekeytokeepingeveryone,includingherself,safe.Tosolvethecase,Teresamustcomefacetofacewithahistoryshethoughtshe’dburied,backtowhenGiacomofirstbegantokill,andTeresa--newlypregnantandmarriedtoanabusiveman--dideverythingshecouldtocatchhim.
