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First Execution
Domenico Starnone, Antony Shugaar (translator)

Europa Editions
ISBN: 978-1-933372-66-2
Pub. date: April 2009
160 pages
Size: 5.25 x 8.25
Price: $15.00

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October 07 2009 - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: (4 star review) "An excellent reading experience for those who don’t insist all questions be answered definitely."

May 16 2009 - International Noir: "The writing is gorgeous!"

April 16 2009 - Mostly Fiction: "By turns exciting, absurd, and ironic."

April 07 2009 - Globe and Mail: "Europa brings us some of the best European crime literature in excellent translations, and this novel, by Italian master Starnone, is one of the best short books you'll find this year."

April 06 2009 - New Pages: "Be prepared to unpack the layers in this gem of European noir. For those desiring a bit more depth to their standard crime fiction, this intelligent thriller is worth checking out."

April 05 2009 - Three Monkeys: "The plot within the plot is enough to get us page-turning, but the interruptions when they come are not mere sleights of hand. They are the real story."

March 05 2009 - Complete Review: "Violence, and the threat of violence, bubbles under the surface of much of this."

March 05 2009 - Shelf Awareness: "A clever, suspenseful crime thriller about the writing of a crime thriller, with twists, turns, reversals and trapdoors."