Whether you’re traveling to exotic locales this summer or in the mood for some deck-chair travel, you can find the perfect novel with which to while away the long summer days below.
“The cosmology of Italy’s underworld is sordid, byzantine, and endlessly fascinating; here it’s brought to you by the joint efforts of a prominent crime novelist and a reporter from Italy’s left-leaning daily paper, La Repubblica.”
— Literary Hub, Aug 1 2017
“In this gritty, beautifully translated crime novel, Bonini, a journalist for La Repubblica, and de Cataldo, a novelist, screenwriter, and circuit court judge in Rome, delve into the complex world of Italian political corruption.”
— Library Journal (Starred Review), Aug 1 2017
“[Rome], in all its history, glory, and despair, is skillfully sewn into the fiber of the tale.”
— Kirkus Reviews, Jun 20 2017
“...unflinching look at real-life widespread corruption in Italy.”