David Hewson: The Flood (2016)

From the Publisher:
Florence, 1986. A seemingly inexplicable attack on a church fresco of Adam and Eve brings together an unlikely couple: Julia Wellbeloved, an English art student, and semi-retired detective Pino Fratelli. Their investigations lead them to the secret society that underpins the city: an elite underworld of violence, excess and desire.

David Hewson: The Flood. A Mystery Set in Florence, Italy. Severn House, ISBN: 9781847516251 (March, 2016), 274 p., £9.99, $17.95.

David Hewson: The Flood (2015)

From the Publisher:
A dazzling Italian mystery, rich in intrigue and dark secrets, from an internationally bestselling crime writer at the height of his powers.

Florence, 1986. A seemingly inexplicable attack on a church fresco of Adam and Eve brings together an unlikely couple: Julia Wellbeloved, an English art student, and Pino Fratelli, a semi-retired detective who longs to be back in the field. Their investigation leads them to the secret society that underpins the city: an elite underworld of excess, violence and desire.

Seeped in the culture of Tuscany's most mysterious city, The Flood takes the reader on a dazzling journey into the darkness in Florence's past: the night of the great flood in 1966...

David Hewson: The Flood. A Mystery Set in Florence, Italy. Severn House, ISBN: 9780727885258 (June, 2015), 266 p., £19.99, $29.95.