Vita Nuova

"Daniela, a studious single mother studying for a doctorate in chemistry, rarely goes out. She is the older daughter of the Paoletti family who have recently acquired a luxurious home outside of Florence. One hot August day her sister, Silvana, discovers her body on the floor of her bedroom in the tower of the villa. She has been shot to death. Marshal Guarnaccia is initially summoned by a neighbor who knows him. But to his surprise, the prosecutor, who has disparaged his ability in the past, asks that he stay on the case. The reason for this request soon becomes clear." "The family employs two young women as servants, both illegal immigrants from Poland. The builders putting in a swimming pool are Romanian. Signora Paoletti seems to be on drugs. Once, years ago, her husband was her pimp. Now he has made a fortune, presumably from running a nightclub. No one knows who the father of Daniela's little boy is. There are a lot of suspects for the marshal to interview, but no apparent motive for the murder." "And yet, by proceeding slowly and patiently, he discovers the truth about the death of Daniela Paoletti."--BOOK JACKET.Nabb, Magdalen is the author of 'Vita Nuova', published 2008 under ISBN 9781569474938 and ISBN 1569474931.