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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...
2) Puppies
Author
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An abandoned baby and a missing dog lead a group of Neapolitan cops to murder and mayhem in this mystery by the author of Cold for the Bastards. The next installment in Maurizio de Giovanni's bestselling "Bastards of Pizzofalcone" series unfolds during the crisp beginning of April in contemporary Naples as a new evil spreads throughout the city.... A baby is left abandoned beside a dumpster. A young Ukranian maid fights the torrents of greed and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Second in the contemporary Italian crime fiction series featuring Inspector Lojacono by the bestselling author of the Commissario Ricciardi novels. A kidnapped child and the burglary of a high-class apartment: Two crimes that seem to have no connection at all until Inspector Lojacono, known as "The Chinaman," starts to investigate. Darkness for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone is the second book in a series set in contemporary Naples that draws inspiration...
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...
5) 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
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The "engrossing" sequel to The Crocodile kicks off an Italian crime fiction series by the author of the bestselling Commissario Ricciardi novels ( Publishers Weekly ). They've made a fresh start at the Pizzofalcone precinct of Naples. They fired every member of the investigative branch after they were found guilty of corruption. Now, there's a group of detectives, a new commissario, and a new superintendent. The new cops immediately find themselves...
Author
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The second historical mystery featuring Commissario Ricciardi, "one of the most interesting and well-drawn detectives in fiction" ( The Daily Beast ). Commissario Ricciardi has visions. He sees and hears 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 acute and successful homicide detectives in the Naples police force. But all that horror and suffering has hollowed...
8) Glass Souls
Author
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The eighth Commissario Ricciardi historical mystery from the author of The Bottom of Your Heart "will surprise readers at every turn" ( La Reppublica ). In the abyss of a profound personal crisis, Commissario Ricciardi feels unable to open himself up to life. He has refused the love of both Enrica and Livia and the friendship of his partner, Maione. Contentment for Ricciardi proves as elusive as clues to the latest crime he has been asked to investigate....
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...
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