At the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh on 29 May, renowned Italian author Carlo Lucarelli presented his historical thriller, “The Darkest Winter” (L’inverno più nero – Open Borders Press, 2025), in conversation with the translator Joseph Farrell, emeritus Professor of Italian at the University of Strathclyde.
The novel is set in Bologna in the 1940s. Against the backdrop of the harshest winter the city has ever known, Commander De Luca investigates three murders. As he works to untangle a web of personal and political factors, he begins to uncover the secrets hidden within the city’s frozen heart.
