Synopses & Reviews
"A fresh and exciting new voice in Italian crime fiction. Keep the translations coming."-
BooklistIt is 1946. De Luca suffers from insomnia and has lost his appetite. He's got problems with women and a case that he can't crack. In this second installment of the heralded De Luca trilogy,the Commissario is posing as a certain Giovanni Morandi to avoid reprisals for the role he played during the fascist dictatorship. Exposed by a member of the partisan police, De Luca is forced to investigate a series of brutal murders, becoming a reluctant player in Italy's postwar power struggle.
About the Author
Carlo Lucarelli is one of Italy's best-loved crime writers. He teaches at Alessandro Baricco's Holden School in Turin and in Padova's maximum security prison. He conducts the program "Blue Night"on Italian network television, and his novels Almost Blue and Lupo Mannaro have both been made into films.