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9 September 2026

La danza dei veleni. Il ritorno di Blanca

by Rinaldi, Patrizia
La danza dei veleni. Il ritorno di Blanca

A unique detective, fast-paced, perfectly plotted narrative, and sophisticated writing: the ingredients of a brilliant noir series which will soon be on TV.
Detective Blanca and her colleagues find themselves facing two apparently disconnected cases: on one side, illegal animal trafficking; on the other, the death of a woman bitten by a rare and lethal spider. It’s a difficult puzzle to put together, especially as personal circumstances in the police station create walls between the detectives. A love triangle between Blanca and two of her colleagues makes communication impossible and the case becomes more and more blurred.
Blanca uses her blindness as a strength: her incredible intuition, and her sensitivity to sounds, perfumes, and the ‘presence’ of people, guide her through this chaotic investigation.
Set in a slow, atmospheric Naples, La danza dei veleni is a perfectly constructed noir: realistic, charismatic, extremely entertaining.

  • Publishing house E/O
  • Year of publication 2019
  • Number of pages 211
  • ISBN 9788833570808
  • Foreign Rights Emanuela Anechoum, emanuelaanechoum@edizionieo.it
  • Awards Premio Andersen Miglior Scrittore (2016) , Premio Alghero (2015, Ma già prima di giugno), cinquina Premio Scerbanenco (2019, La danza dei veleni)
  • Price 16.50

Rinaldi, Patrizia

Patrizia Rinaldi lives and works in Naples, where she was born in 1960. She is the author of numerous works of crime fiction published in Italy. Three, Imperfect Number is her first work to appear in English. She also writes children books and has won the Premio Andersen for Best Writer.

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