The Villa Triste

I very much enjoyed The Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle. For me it was a book to savour, don't read too quickly, stretch out the reading pleasure. It was one of those rare books where I couldn't wait to get to the end, but was sad when it was over. It is set in Florence where former Italian partisans have been murdered. Senior policeman, Pallioti, investigates and finds at the crime scene a WWII journal which was written by a former female partisan, Caterina. As we read the journal while also reading about the investigation, we learn about connections between the two time periods. This is very well written, highly recommended. 5/5