»The Gulf of Naples has held a magical appeal for me ever since I was young. Luca Ventura knows it inside out. He writes elegant, naturalistic crime novels – appealing to people who would not usually see themselves as crime novel fans.«

»Luca Ventura skilfully combines tension with Italian flair. Pure pleasure.«

»Ideal for anybody who enjoys the thrill of crime without too much gore.«

»Ventura knows how to depict family feuds and fatal love affairs in an exciting way.«

»His crime fiction also makes wonderful holiday reading: exciting, entertaining, and intelligent.«

»Luca Ventura is an elegant literary stylist who deftly narrates sun-soaked crime stories.«