# The Man in the Woods A Secluded Village in the Alps, a Brutal Killer, a Dark Secret Hiding in the Woods by Ilaria Tuti (Paperback)

**A _TIMES_ CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH  
ONE OF M. W. CRAVEN'S 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 you're 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. It's rare that a character like Teresa Battaglia enters crime fiction for the first time, and with such gripping impact' **Marcel Berlins, _The Times_ (Crime Book of the Month)**  
'Teresa Battaglia is set to give tyneside's Vera a run for her money' **_Lancashire Post_  
**'Teresa Battaglia is one of the most interesting detectives to emerge in recent years' **M. W. Craven, author of _The Puppet Show_**  
'I was rooting for Teresa Battaglia from the start' **Sarah Ward, author of** _**In Bitter Chill**  
_'I totally fell for the tough-but-vulnerable Teresa Battaglia' **Roz Watkins, author of _The Devil's Dice_**  
'A brilliant protagonist, an eerie setting and a community hiding dark secrets' **_Dead Good_ (Debut crime novels to watch out for in 2019)**

## Details

- **Price:** 9.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- **Tags:** All, Thrillers

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