Kill the Father

Best-selling Italian author Dazieri makes his U.S. debut with this new thriller featuring two investigators who have suffered deep trauma, making it difficult for either of them to pursue a case or even trust other people. Capt. Colomba Caselli is on administrative leave following serious injuries in a horrific terrorist attack. Dante Torre was kidnapped when he was six years old and kept isolated in a concrete silo by "the father," who only gave him food and water if he was good. After 11 years Torre finally escaped and has since been trying to overcome his crippling claustrophobia by keeping his distance from people and taking a multitude of medications. Caselli and Torre are brought together when a woman is found murdered, her husband is accused of the crime, and the couple's six-year-old son goes missing. All of this sounds dangerously familiar to Torre; he is certain his old captor is back and is determined to find him before more children are harmed.