Sweet Song, Bitter Loss: Stand-Out Thriller Centres On Missing Boy, Human Trafficking, Drugs And More In Rural Italy

On The Table Read, “The Best Book Reader Magazine in the UK“, Paul Hencher’s Sweet Song, Bitter Loss focuses on the search for eleven-year-old Giovanni Mirelti who goes missing from his home in Abruzzo, Italy. Tasked with finding the youngster, there’s so much more to the case than Major Antonio D’Angelo of the carabinieri first expected.

A thriller with all the ingredients to keep the reader on the edge of their seat, Paul Hencher’s Sweet Song, Bitter Loss bursts with plot twists, turns, and characters that jump off the page.

Living in Italy’s Abruzzo, the author’s understanding of the region’s culture adds an authenticity to the thriller’s storyline, which also includes a visit to Alnwick in Northumberland.

Maintaining its intrigue right up to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion, Sweet Song, Bitter Loss exemplifies the appeal of country noir fiction, and will have readers eagerly awaiting more from this talented and descriptive author.

Sweet Song, Bitter Loss

When eleven year-old Giovanni Mirelti goes missing from his family home in the village of Montenero, Major D’Angelo of the Italian carabinieri takes charge of the search.

Meanwhile, in the city of Pescara, Colonel Battista is faced with what appears to be a drug-related murder, as well as a possible imminent shipment by a people-trafficking gang, information he has gleaned from a prostitute informant.

A clue to Giovanni’s disappearance prompts Sergeant Teresa Rossi to visit a British holiday-home owner in North-East England, but the situation becomes increasingly dangerous for everyone involved, leading to a dramatic and shocking climax.

Paul Hencher

After a mixed bag of a career in the UK, Paul moved to Italy with his wife Maggie to restore a stone cottage in the Abruzzo countryside, where he found time and inspiration to follow a passion for writing, weaving a crime thriller into vivid descriptions of life in rural Italy.

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Published by Matador, Sweet Song, Bitter Loss is available in paperback (£9.99) and Kindle format (£3.49) on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3sPx41k and https://amzn.to/3HW8mme respectively

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