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La carrozza della santa
- Narrated by: Chiara Anicito
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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Publisher's summary
La notizia di un omicidio scuote Catania, gelando gli ultimi entusiasmi della più sentita ricorrenza cittadina. Mentre nell'aria si avverte ancora l'odore acre dei fuochi d'artificio, Vanina Guarrasi è alle prese con un caso che fa scalpore.
È la mattina del 6 febbraio, la festa di Sant'Agata si è appena conclusa e "la Santa", come tutti la chiamano, è rientrata nella cattedrale. Nell'atmosfera distratta, da fine evento, che pervade strade e popolazione, un uomo viene ritrovato in una pozza di sangue nell'androne del Municipio, dentro una delle Carrozze del Senato. L'opinione pubblica è sconvolta e il sindaco in persona sollecita l'intervento della Guarrasi. La vicenda si presenta subito ingarbugliata, un intrico di piste che conducono sempre alla vita privata e familiare del morto, Vasco Nocera. Vanina, però, fatica a dedicare all'indagine l'attenzione che meriterebbe.
A Palermo sta accadendo qualcosa che esige la sua presenza; è un richiamo che non può ignorare. Stavolta più che mai per la soluzione del mistero saranno importanti l'aiuto della sua squadra e l'impegno del commissario in pensione Biagio Patanè, che a dispetto dell'età non si ferma davanti a niente.
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Vanina è una di noi e ci fa ridere perché nelle sue battute ritroviamo un'antica ragionevolezza, arma di sopravvivenza imperitura nei mondi difficili.
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