Viper
A Commissario Ricciardi Mystery
(Sprache: Englisch)
Commissario Ricciardi, "one of the most interesting and well-drawn detectives in fiction," returns in this historical mystery by the author of By My Hand (The Daily Beast).
It is one week before Easter, Naples, 1932. At the high-class brothel in the...
It is one week before Easter, Naples, 1932. At the high-class brothel in the...
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Commissario Ricciardi, "one of the most interesting and well-drawn detectives in fiction," returns in this historical mystery by the author of By My Hand (The Daily Beast).It is one week before Easter, Naples, 1932. At the high-class brothel in the center of town known as Paradiso, Viper, the most famous prostitute of all, is found dead. Suffocated with a pillow. Her last client swears that when he left her she was alive and well. But when her next client arrived, he found her dead. Who killed her and why? Ricciardi has to untangle a complex knot of greed, frustration, jealousy, and rancor in order to solve the riddle of Viper's death. As he does so, he will discover no end of conflicting emotions just beneath the surface of a city that lives on passion.
De Giovanni's mysteries unfold with such sinuous ease that they seem to write themselves. They enchant, surprise; they hold readers enthralled. Commissario Ricciardi, whose dubious gift of being able to see and hear the last seconds in the lives of those who have suffered a violent death, is one of the most fascinating investigators to make his appearance in the world of international crime fiction in recent years. And in Viper, the lustful and boisterous city of Naples has never been more seductive.
"Engaging . . . melancholy Ricciardi, Brigadier Raffaele Maione, and other characters are compellingly drawn. New readers and returning fans should savor this novel like a Neapolitan pastiera."-Publishers Weekly
"De Giovanni is a fantastic discovery and I'm looking forward to reading the series from the start as there's plenty here to enthrall the reader."-Crimepieces
Autoren-Porträt von Maurizio De Giovanni
Maurizio de Giovanni lives and works in Naples. He is the author of five previous books in the Commissario Ricciardi series, I Will Have Vengeance, Blood Curse, Everyone in their Place, Day of the Dead, By My Hand, and the contemporary Neapolitan thriller, The Crocodile.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Maurizio De Giovanni
- 2015, 352 Seiten, Maße: 13,5 x 21 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Übersetzer: Antony Shugaar
- Verlag: Europa Editions
- ISBN-10: 1609452518
- ISBN-13: 9781609452513
- Erscheinungsdatum: 23.02.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"Di Giovanni's slashing wit cuts deeply into his cameo portraits of the high and mighty, even as his elegant style ennobles the wrestched lives he views with such compassion." - The New York Times Sunday Book Review on Day of the Dead"In Ricciardi, De Giovanni has created one of the most interesting and well-drawn detectives in fiction, and this book is a real treat that should not be missed by crime lovers."-The Daily Beast on Blood Curse
"A wonderfully suspenseful novel in which de Giovanni restores life to the cliché of the world-weary detective"-Kirkus Starred Review on The Crocodile
"A superb historical series" -The New York Times on Everyone in Their Place
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