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A gripping new case for Father Raffaele, in a Naples-set noir where faith, superstition and revenge collide.
In the narrow streets of one of Naples’ most notorious neighbourhoods, the murder of a fortune teller who lived by lies sets a priest on the path to the truth.
Consuelo was the neighbourhood’s most famous and feared fortune teller. But when her clients realise that her predictions are lies, the people who once trusted her begin to turn against her. Then, suddenly, she is murdered, and Father Raffaele is determined to discover which of her disappointed, tormented clients finally turned against her. But his suspicions also fall on his own brother, a man with deep ties to the Neapolitan underworld, and a familiar figure from Father Raffaele’s previous cases. They all had a motive, but there can be only one murderer.
Anna Vera Viva lives in Naples. She has been writing for many years and works as a screenwriter for documentaries and short films, including La Consegna and Specchio delle mie brame, both nominated for the David di Donatello Awards. Garzanti has published her first three Naples-set crime novels: Questioni di sangue (Matter of Blood, 2022), L’artiglio del tempo (The Claws of Time, 2023) and Malammore (2024). Le cattive stelle (Bad Stars, 2026) is the latest instalment in the series.
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