Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Double Murder in Cretone Castle 15
6. Chapter 2. Lost Love and a Handkerchief 43
7. Chapter 3. The Last Will of Vittoria Giustini 71
8. Chapter 4. "This is my Dowry". The Vile Loves of Prosecutor Pallantieri 125
9. Chapter 5. The Lady Lives the Pigeon Dies 171
10. Chapter 6. Three in a Bed. The Seduction of Innocentia 199
11. Notes 229
12. Index 289