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Chiara has presided over the espresso machine at Bar Birbo for as long as anyone can remember. In Santa Lucia, this is the only place to go for a cappuccino served with a side of gossip. The town's residents rely on each other and feel almost like a family, but their secrets are kept well hidden. While romance is in the air for some, the truth behind the love affairs is far more complicated than anyone can imagine. When everyone has ulterior motives and unspoken desires, it's only a matter of time before things finally come to a head.

One unidentified skeleton. Three missing men. A village full of secrets. The best-selling author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna brings us a sparkling—by turns funny and moving—novel about a young American woman turned amateur detective in a small village in Southern Italy...

Santa wächst in Nigeria auf. Reich ist ihre Familie nicht, aber dennoch geht es ihnen recht gut, bis – ja, bis Terror und Gewalt in ihr Leben eindringen. Nachbardörfer sind von den grausamen Boko Haram schon zerstört worden, und es kann nicht mehr lang dauern, bis auch ihr eigenes Dorf dieser Terrororganisation zum Opfer fällt. Santas Familie ist vor Angst wie gelähmt: Gibt es denn keine Hoffnung? Müssen sie alle sterben? Oder sollen sie in ein fremdes Land ziehen? Schließlich entschließt sich Santas Vater, mit seiner Familie aus Nigeria zu fliehen. Doch wo können sie Zuflucht finden?

Theodor Klinsmann, un professore tedesco, è arrivato in Italia per far visita alla zia, che ormai da anni vive in Toscana. Ma quella che doveva essere una vacanza, si rivela presto ben altro. Theodor si trova infatti coinvolto in una vicenda che ruota attorno a un famigerato dipinto dai poteri occulti. Pare che il quadro, nel corso dei secoli, sia apparso e scomparso in luoghi sempre diversi, rendendo folli coloro che hanno avuto la sventura di ammirarlo.