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1) By My Hand
Author
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The fifth Commissario Ricciardi historical mystery in the series of "ingenious crime novels, written with intelligence and enthusiasm" ( The Wall Street Journal ). As Naples prepares for its holiday celebrations, behind the facade of order and happiness imposed by the fascist regime, lurks terrible poverty and blinding desperation. In a luxurious apartment on the Mergellina beach the bodies of a fascist militia officer and his wife have been found....
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The ninth Commissario Ricciardi Neapolitan mystery is "noir with a heart, haunting and beautiful . . A literary thriller of exceptional quality" ( NB Magazine ). Years ago, Vinnie Sannino left Naples on a ship bound for America, where he found fame and fortune as a boxer. But his gilded life in the new world came to an abrupt end when, during a fight, with a heavy punch to the head of his opponent, Vinnie killed a man in the ring. Now, Vinnie's back...
Author
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The seventh Commissario Ricciardi historical mystery is "an intricately layered whodunit set in Fascist Naples . A richly textured story" ( Kirkus Reviews ). In the middle of a summer heat wave, as Naples prepares for one of its most important holy days, a renowned surgeon falls to his death from the window of his office. For Commissario Ricciardi and Brigadier Maione it is the beginning of an investigation that will bring them into contact with the...
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Introducing Italy's Commissario Ricciardi. "De Giovanni's distinct brand of noir . will appeal to Agatha Christie and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán fans" ( Publishers Weekly ). Commissario Ricciardi has visions. He sees the final seconds in the lives of victims of violent deaths. It is both a gift and a curse. It has helped him become one of the most successful homicide detectives on the Naples police front. But the horror of his visions has hollowed...
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