Love, joy, serenity… but also frustration, feelings of inadequacy and hatred. These are some of the deepest emotions you can express with your relatives, with your family. Family is, therefore, the place where you cultivate values, but also where toxic behaviours can take root. It can be a refuge from the horrors of the world or a den of violence.

Elisabetta Cametti, expert in criminology and judicial investigations, reviews the history of some of the most poignant family crimes of recent years. Four cases that shocked public opinion and dominated the news and debates across Italy: Giulia Tramontano, murdered when she was seven months pregnant by her partner; Laura Ziliani, suffocated by her daughters and their boyfriends; Liliana Resinovich, whose death remains shrouded in mystery; Diana Pifferi, left by her mother to a life of suffering. Three women and a little girl, all victims of the force that polarised and destroyed their families.

With the rigour of a thorough investigation, Elisabetta Cametti enters the secret chambers of crime. Supported by her remarkable skills as a writer, she uses court records to explore them thoroughly. Because even the smallest detail, seemingly secondary or irrelevant, can change the course of a story. It is in the details that life flows. Or comes to an end.