Death in Florence

Inspector Bordelli, Book 4

The multiple prize-winning fourth book in the Inspector Bordelli crime series, translated from the Italian.

Florence, October 1966. The rain is never-ending. When a young boy vanishes on his way home from school the police fear the worst, and Inspector Bordelli begins an increasingly desperate investigation.

Then the flood hits. During the night of 4th November the swollen River Arno, already lapping the arches of the Ponte Vecchio, breaks its banks and overwhelms the city. Streets become rushing torrents, the force of the water sweeping away cars and trees, doors, shutters and anything else in its wake.

In the aftermath of this unimaginable tragedy the mystery of the child's disappearance seems destined to go unsolved. But obstinate as ever, Bordelli is not prepared to give up.

©2018 Marco Vichi, 2018 Stephen Sartarelli (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Hard ending

The end is a cliff hanger. And this story involves the rape and murder of a child. There are lengthy passages of war flash backs and of a flood which do nothing to move the story forward.

Excellent performance - cliffhanger

As usual, the narrator did a fantastic job. The story is a difficult one but well written and the characters are realistic and gripping. It is obviously part one of something that needs to be resolved

Not my usual choice

I chose this book not knowing much about the storyline but because I like Italian detective stories. I agree with some of the others who thought some parts were unnecessary or filler but yet even though the actual murder made me cringe I couldn’t stop listening to it. Will look for more of this Detective's books.