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The Colombian Mule

by Massimo Carlotto ...

Translated by Christopher Woodall ...

Series Book 1 - The Alligator Mysteries
"Think The Sopranos meets Goodfellas—without the Americanized gloss . . . [A] not-for-the-faint-hearted novel by an Italian master" ( Reading Matters).In The Colombian Mule, the author called "the reigning king of Mediterranean noir" ( The Boston Phoenix) and "the best living Italian crime writer" ( Il Manifesto) brings to riveting life the story of Arías Cuevas, who sets in motion a chain of ... Read more

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"Think The Sopranos meets Goodfellas—without the Americanized gloss . . . [A] not-for-the-faint-hearted novel by an Italian master" ( Reading Matters).In The Colombian Mule, the author called "the reigning king of Mediterranean noir" ( The Boston Phoenix) and "the best living Italian crime writer" ( Il Manifesto) brings to riveting life the story of Arías Cuevas, who sets in motion a chain of
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Death's Dark Abyss

by Massimo Carlotto ...

The author known as an Italian James Ellroy delivers "a raw, extremely dark portrait of a crime and its aftermath" ( The Washington Post).During a bungled robbery attempt, Raffaello Beggiato takes a young woman and her eight-year-old child hostage. He later murders both in cold blood. Beggiato is arrested, tried, and sentenced to life. Undone by his loss, the victims' father and husband, Silvano ... Read more

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The author known as an Italian James Ellroy delivers "a raw, extremely dark portrait of a crime and its aftermath" ( The Washington Post).During a bungled robbery attempt, Raffaello Beggiato takes a young woman and her eight-year-old child hostage. He later murders both in cold blood. Beggiato is arrested, tried, and sentenced to life. Undone by his loss, the victims' father and husband, Silvano
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Poisonville

by Massimo Carlotto, Marco Videtta ...

"[An] outstanding fable of greed, corruption and moral abandonment. Filled with echoes of Dante's Inferno." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Poisonville is noir par excellence—there's murder, moral ambiguity, and a less than heroic main character. In this bestselling novel, however, the real killer is not an individual but an entire system.The heavily industrialized northeast, Italy's richest ... Read more

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"[An] outstanding fable of greed, corruption and moral abandonment. Filled with echoes of Dante's Inferno." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Poisonville is noir par excellence—there's murder, moral ambiguity, and a less than heroic main character. In this bestselling novel, however, the real killer is not an individual but an entire system.The heavily industrialized northeast, Italy's richest
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The Goodbye Kiss

by Massimo Carlotto ...

"There isn't a scintilla of innocence in this masterpiece of Italian noir . . . [Carlotto's] version of hardboiled crime is criminal all the way." — The Globe and MailGiorgio Pellegrini is wanted in Italy for a series of crimes linked to political extremism. He has been hiding out in Central America, half-heartedly lending a hand to a group of leftwing militants engaged in a bloody civil war. ... Read more

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"There isn't a scintilla of innocence in this masterpiece of Italian noir . . . [Carlotto's] version of hardboiled crime is criminal all the way." — The Globe and MailGiorgio Pellegrini is wanted in Italy for a series of crimes linked to political extremism. He has been hiding out in Central America, half-heartedly lending a hand to a group of leftwing militants engaged in a bloody civil war.
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The Fugitive

by Massimo Carlotto ...

An extraordinary tale of life on the run from the author of the Alligator mysteries, the acclaimed crime writer with "a history as riveting as any novel" ( Chicago Tribune).Massimo Carlotto's odyssey began in 1976 when, as a member of a militant leftwing organization that had fallen awry of the ruling powers, he was arrested and falsely accused of murder. Unwilling to play the role of fall guy in ... Read more

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An extraordinary tale of life on the run from the author of the Alligator mysteries, the acclaimed crime writer with "a history as riveting as any novel" ( Chicago Tribune).Massimo Carlotto's odyssey began in 1976 when, as a member of a militant leftwing organization that had fallen awry of the ruling powers, he was arrested and falsely accused of murder. Unwilling to play the role of fall guy in
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The Master of Knots

by Massimo Carlotto ...

Translated by Christopher Woodall ...

Series Book 2 - The Alligator Mysteries
"Dangerous, edgy noir crime fiction at its absolute finest and certain to be one of my books of the year" featuring PI Marco "The Alligator" Burrati (reviewingtheevidence.com).A woman has gone missing. Her husband, too ashamed to admit to the police that he and his wife were part of a ring of sexual adventurers that organized sadomasochistic orgies, turns instead to the Alligator. Marco Burrati ... Read more

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"Dangerous, edgy noir crime fiction at its absolute finest and certain to be one of my books of the year" featuring PI Marco "The Alligator" Burrati (reviewingtheevidence.com).A woman has gone missing. Her husband, too ashamed to admit to the police that he and his wife were part of a ring of sexual adventurers that organized sadomasochistic orgies, turns instead to the Alligator. Marco Burrati
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Gang of Lovers

by Massimo Carlotto ...

Series Book 4 - The Alligator Mysteries
PI Marco "the Alligator" Buratti returns in a "raucous, delicious ride" from the celebrated Italian crime writer and author of Bandit Love ( Cedar Rapids Gazette).Padua, Italy. An unremarkable man, a husband and father, disappears without a trace. After a few months of searching, the police send his file to the cold cases department to be thrown in with the files of other missing persons. One ... Read more

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PI Marco "the Alligator" Buratti returns in a "raucous, delicious ride" from the celebrated Italian crime writer and author of Bandit Love ( Cedar Rapids Gazette).Padua, Italy. An unremarkable man, a husband and father, disappears without a trace. After a few months of searching, the police send his file to the cold cases department to be thrown in with the files of other missing persons. One
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Bandit Love

by Massimo Carlotto ...

Translated by Antony Shugaar ...

Series Book 3 - The Alligator Mysteries
PI Marco "the Alligator" Buratti returns in a thriller from the author whose "brand of crime writing is tougher than even the toughest American noir" (Josh Bazell, national bestselling author).Massimo Carlotto has been described as "the reigning king of Mediterranean noir" ( Boston Phoenix), "about as gritty as they come" ( The New York Times), and "the best living Italian crime writer" ( Il ... Read more

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PI Marco "the Alligator" Buratti returns in a thriller from the author whose "brand of crime writing is tougher than even the toughest American noir" (Josh Bazell, national bestselling author).Massimo Carlotto has been described as "the reigning king of Mediterranean noir" ( Boston Phoenix), "about as gritty as they come" ( The New York Times), and "the best living Italian crime writer" ( Il
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At the End of a Dull Day

by Massimo Carlotto ...

Translated by Antony Shugaar ...

Series Book 2 - The Giorgio Pellegrini Novels
An explosive crime thriller from the author of The Goodbye Kiss, "the reigning king of Mediterranean noir" ( Boston Phoenix).Giorgio Pellegrini, the hero of The Goodbye Kiss, has been living an "honest" life for eleven years. But that's about to change. His lawyer has been deceiving him and now Giorgio is forced into service as an unwilling errand boy for an organized crime syndicate. At one time, ... Read more

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An explosive crime thriller from the author of The Goodbye Kiss, "the reigning king of Mediterranean noir" ( Boston Phoenix).Giorgio Pellegrini, the hero of The Goodbye Kiss, has been living an "honest" life for eleven years. But that's about to change. His lawyer has been deceiving him and now Giorgio is forced into service as an unwilling errand boy for an organized crime syndicate. At one time,
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For All the Gold in the World

by Massimo Carlotto ...

Translated by Antony Shugaar ...

Series Book 5 - The Alligator Mysteries
"The best living Italian crime writer" immerses readers in a gritty noir novel featuring PI Marco "the Alligator" Buratti ( Il Manifesto).This novel, by one of Italy's bestselling crime novelists, provides a unique perspective on the criminal and social dynamics that dominate contemporary Italy.One of the many robberies that plague Northeast Italy goes wrong and ends with a brutal murder. The ... Read more

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"The best living Italian crime writer" immerses readers in a gritty noir novel featuring PI Marco "the Alligator" Buratti ( Il Manifesto).This novel, by one of Italy's bestselling crime novelists, provides a unique perspective on the criminal and social dynamics that dominate contemporary Italy.One of the many robberies that plague Northeast Italy goes wrong and ends with a brutal murder. The
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Solea

by Jean-Claude Izzo ...

Series Book 3 - The Marseilles Trilogy
The final book in the Marseilles trilogy, following Chourmo, from "a talented writer who draws from the deep, dark well of noir ( The Washington Post).Ex-cop, loner, Fabio Montale returns in this stunning conclusion to Jean-Claude Izzo's Marseilles trilogy. Italian Mafiosi are hunting journalist-activist Babette Bellini, and the body count is growing as they close in on their prey. In desperation, ... Read more

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The final book in the Marseilles trilogy, following Chourmo, from "a talented writer who draws from the deep, dark well of noir ( The Washington Post).Ex-cop, loner, Fabio Montale returns in this stunning conclusion to Jean-Claude Izzo's Marseilles trilogy. Italian Mafiosi are hunting journalist-activist Babette Bellini, and the body count is growing as they close in on their prey. In desperation,
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Blues for Outlaw Hearts and Old Whores

by Massimo Carlotto ...

Translated by Will Schutt ...

Series Book 6 - The Alligator Mysteries
This Alligator mystery, "a simple gangster revenge tale . . . gets more and more emotionally intense . . . Crime writing this good just has to be read" (NB Magazine).International secret police operations, drug trafficking, prostitution, and identity theft set the stage for the eternal struggle between Good and Evil.Acclaimed as one of today's best contemporary noir writers, Massimo Carlotto ... Read more

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This Alligator mystery, "a simple gangster revenge tale . . . gets more and more emotionally intense . . . Crime writing this good just has to be read" (NB Magazine).International secret police operations, drug trafficking, prostitution, and identity theft set the stage for the eternal struggle between Good and Evil.Acclaimed as one of today's best contemporary noir writers, Massimo Carlotto
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