Author Piero Chiara (1913 – 1986) was a celebrated Italian writer and the winner of many literary awards in his home country, although this is the first of his works translated into English. Although he did badly at school as a boy, he was self taught and cultivated a passion for literature. C...
Pale as death, he gasped out the astonishing words to Sciancalepre’s face: ‘Signora Giulia… she’s been found! Found! There’s no doubt that it’s her. Even her suitcases are there.’ It was five minutes before he’d caught his breath enough to continue. ‘This morning,’ he said...