Cristina Cassar Scalia

Arena Negra Cristina Cassar Scalia

The volcanic ash of Etna covers the city of Catania and the deputy commissioner of the Judicial Police, Giovanna Garrasi, known as Vanina, faces a new case: to discover what is hidden in the body of a woman who appeared in a villa in Sciara. The circumstances could not be more extraordinary: the house, with a stately air and practically abandoned since 1959, is in ruins and her body is mummified. Identifying the body and determining the cause of death will be like going through a time tunnel. Decades ago, the town was already the scene of a famous crime. In her efforts to solve her mystery, the deputy commissioner will find an unexpected ally: commissioner Biagio Patanè, who, bored by her retirement, will be happy to search through her memories to help her. The tenacious deputy commissioner will bring to light a surprising story of greed and rancor that everyone believed buried, but that will drag on until the present, leaving behind a trail of blood.