The Innocent [Paperback]

The unputdownable new Marshal Guarnaccia novel, from the acclaimed 'Donna Leon of Florence'.

'Credible, classy and compelling, [Nabb] is crime fiction at its best' Sunday Times

It is spring in Florence and everyone around Marshal Guarnaccia seems to be in love, even his own son. The case he is working on, the murder of a young woman, seems to present no particular problems. No distressed parents, no political or influential connections, no pressure from the media. The investigation takes him only a few steps from home, to the Boboli gardens and to the artisans' quarter - where he knows everybody and everybody knows him. The locals also trust him - until he seems to be accusing one of them...

Then everything changes. A second death follows and Guarnaccia is convinced that it is his fault. The case becomes one of the most distressing he's ever had to handle. Burdened with guilt, he finds it impossible to trust his own instincts any more...But he has to learn to do so before he can get at the truth...

'Credible, classy and compelling, [Nabb] is crime fiction at its best' Sunday Times

Its springtime in Florence, and everyone around Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia seems to be in love under the paintbox blue sky, even his own son. The case he is working on, involving the murder of a young woman, appears to present no particular problems. The investigation takes him only a few steps from home, to the Boboli gardens and to the artisans' quarter - where he knows everybody and everybody knows him.

Then everything changes. A second death follows and Guarnaccia is convinced that it is his fault. The case becomes one of the most distressing he's ever had to handle. Burdened with guilt, he finds it impossible to rely upon his own instincts any more. But to get to the truth, he has to remember how to trust himself...