Day of the Dead: The Autumn of Comissario Ricciardi - Couverture souple

De Giovanni, Maurizio

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1609451872 ISBN 13 : 9781609451875

Editeur : Europa Editions, 2014

Synopsis

In this fourth installment of the internationally successful Commissario Ricciardi series, the Commissario is investigating the death of Matteo, one of the many street urchins who live hand-to-mouth in the dark alleys of 1930s Naples. While at first the death seems provoked by natural causes, it quickly emerges that there’s more to the tragedy than meets the eye.
 
Commissario Ricciardi is the undisputed wizard of Neapolitan crime scenes. He solves every crime with an uncanny swiftness that leaves his colleagues dumbfounded. Indeed, there are those who think his abilities are the work of the devil, and unnatural and ungodly gift to be exorcised.
 
And maybe they’re right. Ricciardi sees the dead. He sees and hears the final moments in the lives of those who have suffered violent deaths. It may be a talent or it may be a curse, but it is nonetheless a kind of black magic. Sometimes, however, even black magic isn’t enough. It’s a rainy autumn in Naples and the fog lays thick over the city as its inhabitants celebrate the week of the dead. Ricciardi’s instincts tell him that the dead boy is the victim of a murder, but investigating the homicide is not going to be easy. The authorities want to avoid any trouble, any sign that things are not as they ought to be in Naples, for they are preparing for the state visit of Benito Musolini. Ricciardi will have to conduct his investigation hidden from the eyes of his superiors. What’s worse, his sixth sense is no help to him this time; the scene of the crime is silent, still, not a word or a sign, or even a scream from the dead. Has his unwelcome gift finally faded? Or is something more sinister at work?

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maurizio de Giovanni lives and works in Naples. He is the author of three previous books in the Commissario Ricciardi series, I Will Have Vengeance, Blood Curse, Everyone in their Place, and the contemporary Neapolitan thriller, The Crocodile.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Europa Editions
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1609451872
• ISBN 13: 9781609451875
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible