Grimaldi was born in
Rufina near Florence in 1928. Her family soon moved to Milan where she resided for most of her life. She has two sons, Carlo and Gabriele, and is also the grandmother of
Oliver Grimaldi. She became known for her translations of notable authors writing in English. The hundreds of books she translated included works by
Ray Bradbury,
Raymond Chandler,
Agatha Christie,
Philip K. Dick,
Ernest Hemingway and
Ellery Queen. Grimaldi wrote crime novels and her publisher called her the "Queen of Crime" citing her work in the 1950s. Her novels include
Suspicion. Her stories are set in Milan. She received the
Prix du Polar Européen in 2003 by her work
La Colpa. She was a director of the company Interno Giallo. In the year 2000, she was interviewed about her life and her work in the show 'La Signora in Nero (The Lady in Black)' Grimaldi died in
Milan in 2012. ==References==