The Man in the Woods

A TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
ONE OF M. W. CRAVENS BOOKS OF 2019

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 youre slowly losing your mind?

PREPARE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH TERESA BATTAGLIA, A POLICE INSPECTOR LIKE NO OTHER:

Superintendent Teresa Battaglia, a criminal profile expert, is in her sixties, overweight, lonely, diabetic, full of the ailments of ageing - and delightful. Its rare that a character like Teresa Battaglia enters crime fiction for the first time, and with such gripping impactMarcel Berlins, The Times (Crime Book of the Month)
Teresa Battaglia is set to give tynesides Vera a run for her moneyLancashire Post
Teresa Battaglia is one of the most interesting detectives to emerge in recent yearsM. W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show
I was rooting for Teresa Battaglia from the startSarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill
I totally fell for the tough-but-vulnerable Teresa BattagliaRoz Watkins, author of The Devils Dice
A brilliant protagonist, an eerie setting and a community hiding dark secretsDead Good (Debut crime novels to watch out for in 2019)