The Flood

A dazzling Italian mystery, rich in intrigue and dark secrets, from an internationally bestselling crime writer at the height of his powers.

Florence, 1986. A seemingly inexplicable attack on a church fresco of Adam and Eve brings together an unlikely couple: Julia Wellbeloved, an English art student, and Pino Fratelli, a semi—retired detective who longs to be back in the field. Their investigation leads them to the secret society that underpins the city: an elite underworld of excess, viol...