Linda Di Martino, La Donna d’Oro. Miserie e nobiltà della Firenze perduta

This article presents a study of the historical novel La Donna d’Oro (2003) by the Florentine writer Linda Di Martino, author of crime novels and short stories. The novel is set in the Florentine Ghetto in 1884, on the eve of its complete demolition. The plot revolves around a cold case, an investigation on an old mystery with noir undertones. It also suggests turning the clocks back to the Florence of the 19th century that has disappeared, borrowing the idea from Giulio Piccini (Jarro)’s pamphlet, Firenze sotterranea, also published in 1884

“Il delitto si addice ad Eva”. Firenze e dintorni

In the wide and varied scenery of detective and horror stories set in Tuscany by their Tuscan authors, women’s writing has an independent and original slot, finding its way into different anthologies of detective tales published in the last two decades. This article, in the form of a concise and general outline, without claiming exhaustiveness, focuses on three female writers of Florence crime novels: Magdalen Nabb, Linda Di Martino, and Lucia Bruni. The image of a two-faced Florence emerges from their stories: “Fiorenza bella” hides a heart of darkness