Cristina Cassar Scalia

Cristina Cassar Scalia is from the late-Baroque town of Noto in Sicily. She is a writer and ophthalmologist. Sicily serves as the setting for her crime novels, including the series featuring investigator Giovanna Guarrasi. The series comprises »Schwarzer Sand«, »Tödliche Klippen« and »Finsteres Meer«. Cassar Scalia had long wanted to make Sicily the setting of a novel, and her books reflect her strong connection to her native island.