Andrea Nagele's Grado nella nebbia joins DonneNoir crime series

Andrea Nagele, a psychotherapist from Klagenfurt who splits her time between Austria and Italy, has published Grado nella nebbia, the third novel in her crime series featuring Commissioner Maddalena Degrassi, set in the coastal town of Grado in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. The book follows Grado sotto la pioggia and Grado nell'ombra, with a fourth installment, Grado in fiamme, already planned. Nagele writes in German, so Italian translations by Emons are delayed. The series is conceived as a seven-novel project, with Grado nell'ombra and Grado nella nebbia forming a diptych, as hinted by the subtitle Il caso non è chiuso, commissaria Degrassi. The novels blend classic whodunit with psychological depth, drawing on Nagele's clinical practice. They address contemporary issues such as violence against women, femicide, local history, bilingualism, Slavic minorities, and mental health. The setting's small size forces characters into constant medium-range travel, adding realism. The article, by Vieri Peroncini for MifacciodiCultura, was published on Artspecialday.