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instalments, which are not very frequent, the main characteristic of the
Julia series lies in the versatility of the stories. This means there is no
fixed presence of enemies or adversaries, but rather a typology of
situations! The stories are inspired by real life; crime news and the
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which to work. Julia's field of action ranges over an enormous spectrum of
subjects, (as can be seen from the reviews)! The first three episodes
involve a villain (actually, a female villain) who is particularly
thought-provoking and disturbing: the serial killer Myrna Harrod.
After
endless intrigues and maneuvers, Myrna finally gets captured,
and this puts an end to the long trail of bloody crimes she's committed.
But you never know, well, maybe in the future… Since then Julia's had to
deal with: dynamiters, cruel twisted mothers, degenerate children, powerful
criminal organizations, fanatical sects…. D'you remember G.D., the guy who
set firebombs?
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And you can't possibly forget
"Cyrano", the telematic
killer.
Particularly disturbing is the outcome of
"Sheila's long night", in which
she finds out that the killer is not working alone. And in
"Eternal rest"
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| And what about the notorious "Hunter", who instead of hunting animals devotes
his time to tracking down young women?
The Luscombe brothers will remain fixed in
our memory for ever; and so will Father Connors, the spiritual leader of the
"Sons of the Sun", and then the tramp killer, the one who uses murderous dolls…
And all the others who, month by month, gradually fill the ranks of the gallery
of "baddies" Julia has to deal with. A gallery that is destined to swell and
swell as time goes by! Considering the question strictly from the point of
view of the profession of a criminologist, it is fair to say that Julia's
approach to the problem of terrible crimes is quintessentially scientific
and extremely up-to-date. In other words, it takes into account the most recent
studies and statistics elaborated by the various centers that study human
criminal behavior. Her approach is to build up a psychological profile, using
the technique devised by the Vicap (Violent Crime Apprehension Program) in a
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of the FBI. But Julia is driven by an instinct that goes
beyond that of her profession: what underlies her attitude is her desire to
understand, scour the depths of the obscure areas of the human mind; an innate
desire to better understand herself and others. That's why she always puts her
own neck on the line. In this sense, she can truly be defined as a "Detective
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MY NAME IS JULIA |
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She's a criminologist, but she's also a normal
woman, an amazingly sensitive person. |
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