About the Book

Praise for the authors:

"NiccolA Ammaniti has written a deft masterpiece without a false note."-Michel Dibdin, "Guardian"

"The Italy of Massimo Carlotto is a different world entirely, a dangerous setting for serious crimes committed by cruel men."-"The New York Times"

"Andrea Camilleri writes with such vigor and wit that he deserves a place alongside Donna Leon, along with the additional advantage of an insider's sense of authenticity."-"The Sunday Times"

"A stunning tour de force from Carlo Lucarelli."-"The Sunday Telegraph"

Italy's best crime writers present nine gripping, often darkly humorous short stories with settings ranging from Milan to Palermo by way of Rome and even Guadeloupe. The mafia is not just Sicilian but also Albanian, Croatian, and Chinese.

These new stories are by NiccolA Ammaniti, Andrea Camilleri, Massimo Carlotto, Marcello Fois, Carlo Lucarelli, and others. These brilliant tales do not feature psychopathic cannibals or obscure, power-mad sects but ordinary criminals: a drug-addled cosmetic surgeon, inept blackmailers, and various other low-lifes lusting after easy money.

Italian crime writing is replacing that of Scandinavia as the fastest growing in the genre. The huge success of "I'm Not Scared" by NiccolA Ammaniti followed by the Gabriele Salvatore film of the same name took the United Kingdom and the United States by storm. Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalban series (with seven popular titles in English so far), Carlo Lucarelli's novels "Almost Blue" and "Carte Blanche," and Massimo Carlotto's "The Goodbye Kiss" are further evidence of this surge.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 319 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press (Apr. 30th, 2008)

ISBN-10: 1904738265

ISBN-13: 9781904738268

Dimensions: 5.08 x 7.78 x 0.92 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.67 lbs

• Categories: General Mystery and Thrillers