La sustancia del mal/ Beneath the Mountain

from theeclecticreview

"That's how it always is. In the ice, first you hear the voice of the Beast, then you die." What was beneath the mountain and what really happened in Italy to the three young people murdered on April 28, 1985? Jeremiah Salinger was determined to find out. He was a writer from New Jersey who partn...

from DGRachel

This is a twisty thriller set in a small alpine village. Just when you think you've got it all worked out, there's another twist. The setting is a character in itself, sinister and dangerous. The writing is engaging and praise is also due to the translator. There were times when I'd wonder where ...

from TomDonaghey

BENEATH THE MOUNTAIN by Luca D'Andrea is a magnificent piece of suspense writing. Set in the Dolomites, that portion of the Alps that stretch through northern Italy, not only does this book offer an exotic location that I can't remember reading about before, but a high quality thriller wrapped ar...

from whitewavedarling

D'Andrea's Beneath the Mountain may not be for every reader of suspense, but I thought it was absolutely breathtaking. Full of atmosphere and mystery, as well as believable characters who pull the story along just as much as the plot, this is a masterfully crafted novel of literary suspense. It's...

from Vicki_Weisfeld

When a debut thriller appears that sold to thirty countries within a month, became a bestseller in the author's home country of Italy and in Germany, and was greeted with breathless praise like “can be compared (with no fear of hyperbole) to Stephen King and Jo Nesbø,” you know you're in for quit...