Painted in Blood

During the Second World War, a young partisan fighter created a painting called "The Sleeping Nymph" with the blood of a human heart. Commissioner Teresa Battaglia is investigating a murder that occurred over 70 years ago in a genetic enclave in the Resia Valley, Italy, where the painting and the valley are the only clues.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 27 May 2021
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Here is the rephrased text:

"The Sleeping Nymph: A Captivating Artwork of Magnetic Beauty

During the final days of the Second World War, a young partisan fighter created a mesmerizing work of art that would captivate the world. This painting, adorned with a shocking secret hidden within the vibrant red pigment, held a dark secret within its canvas.

Made with the blood of a human heart, the painting seemed to possess an otherworldly allure. However, the question that lingered was: Whose heart had sacrificed for this masterpiece? There was no body, no confession, only a faint trace of blood—a mere hint of the truth that lay hidden.

Commissioner Teresa Battaglia, a woman shrouded in her own unspeakable truth, found herself drawn to the Resia Valley, nestled in the northeastern corner of Italy. This remote and protected genetic enclave had been shielded from the outside world for centuries, creating a sanctuary of genetic purity.

The valley and the portrait became the sole clues to a murder that had occurred over 70 years before. A crimson thread intertwined with the shadow of someone determined to safeguard a sacred secret. Commissioner Battaglia, driven by an insatiable curiosity, embarked on a quest to unravel the mysteries that lay hidden within the valley and within the enigmatic portrait."

Weight: 306g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474609630