May You Burn

by Jan Merete Weiss

In the Italian city of Naples, senior police officer Captain Natalia Monte is called to investigate the theft of a painting from the medieval Church of San Domenico Maggiore. No sooner is the investigation underway than the city is rocked by a much graver crime: the murder of a talented and much-loved female violinist, known across the city and beyond.

As Captain Monte and her fellow Carabinieri interview close friends and family of the victim, they sense all around them the dark forces of Naples' organised crime bosses, the Camorra. It seems that anyone could be a suspect and as Monte struggles to keep her professional and her personal dealings from becoming dangerously intertwined, the plot reaches a dramatic conclusion. This book provides a thrilling read and effectively contrasts the serene beauty of Naples and the surrounding area with its gruesome and violent underworld.

292 pages, Paperback

Published July 31, 2017

About the author

Jan Merete Weiss grew up in Puerto Rico. She studied poetry and painting at the Massachusetts College of Art and received a Master’s degree from NYU. Her poems have appeared in various literary magazines. She lives in New York and lectures at Lehman College.

Reviews

[Susan Krich · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an entertaining book .
It is not an action thriller but a good mystery with 2 crimes for police officer Captain Natalia Monte to solve.
By the time you have read half the book you will not want to put it down.
There are twists, turns and complications throughout with a surprise ending.
I have not read the earlier Captain Natalia Monte novels but I hope there will be more of them.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still going ... good good Napoli. I still finish these books with a nice surprise of... hey hey! clever thinking, skittling around the rules but still... bad guys lose; good guys win and the BEST good 'guys' are still standing at the end.