The Man in the Woods

POLICE INSPECTOR TERESA BATTAGLIA IS:[ ] Too old for her job[ ] Overweight and diabetic[ ] Terrified[ ] The best detective you'll ever meet[X] ALL OF THE ABOVE A ruthless killer is spreading panic in a quiet village in the Italian Alps. Police Inspector Teresa Battaglia is the only one who can stop them. But how can you catch a monster when you're slowly losing your mind? A TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH PREPARE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH TERESA BATTAGLIA, A POLICE INSPECTOR LIKE NO OTHER: 'It's rare that a character like Teresa Battaglia enters crime fiction for the first time, and with such gripping impact' Marcel Berlins, The Times (Crime Book of the Month)'Teresa Battaglia is set to give tyneside's Vera a run for her money' Lancashire Post 'I was rooting for Teresa Battaglia from the start' Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill'I totally fell for the tough-but-vulnerable Teresa Battaglia' Roz Watkins, author of The Devil's Dice'Teresa Battaglia is one of the most interesting detectives to emerge in recent years' M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show 'A brilliant protagonist, an eerie setting and a community hiding dark secrets' Dead Good (Debut crime novels to watch out for in 2019)'Creepy and evocative' Guardian (Books of the Month)'Impeccable crime writing' Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time