The Black Rose of Florence
Detective: Michele Ferrara
Setting Florence
Time Current
Genre Police Procedual
This is the fifth of Guittari's novels featuring Michele Frrrara, the head of the Florentine Flying Squad. As this was a position that Guitarri had himself held, the first books, dealing with the Mafia and other crime syndicates seemed based on Guittari's own career. It's not so certasin abot this one. Instead of dealing with a Mafia type organisation, Ferrara is up against a masonic/black magic cult and he very nearly steps into Dan Brown territory.
The opening murder which gives the book it's title involves the death of a wealthy businessman's daughter whose body has been left carefully arranges with a black rose between her legs although there has been a previous incident where a woman's body has been disfiogured while she lies in the morgue and soon after there's a riutual murder in a decnsecrated church. various clues at the crimes and a warning note left at his home lead Ferrar to believe he is being sent a message from the killer, or killers.
The novel ends with more than a hint that there will be sequels until the Back Magic group is brought to book.
Previously Read
The Death of a Mafia Don
A Florentine Death
Death in Clabria
A Florentine Deatrh
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