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The second in the internationally bestselling crime series featuring the inimitable, irascible Rocco Schiavone, ADAM'S RIB combines a gripping plot with deeply intriguing characters and is surprising to the very last page. It is springtime in Aosta, which means it's snowing again. In one of the alpine town's elegant apartments a cleaning lady makes a gruesome discovery: the body of her employer hanging from a chandelier in a dark room. At first glance it seems to be a suicide, but did Esther Baudo kill herself... or was she the victim of a crime made to look that way? Working the case is Deputy Police Chief Rocco Schiavone, banished from his beloved Rome to chilly, small-town Aosta. An incurable cynic perpetually at war with the world - and the weather - Rocco is unconvinced that Esther committed suicide. Relying on his intuition, his ingenuity, and his unconventional brand of morality, he begins to hunt for a killer. But as he questions Esther's maid, her friends, and her grieving husband, Rocco is increasingly troubled by personal matters: his dissatisfied girlfriend Nora; the very vocal memory of his deceased wife, Marina; and a score that still needs settling back in Rome. It may be his trickiest case yet. But Rocco's always been willing to do whatever it takes to get at the truth, and he's willing to flout a few rules to achieve his goals... even if it means risking his job and his personal safety.