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The Curse of Knowing

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Vittoria Armieri—a humble worker at a ministry in Rome—has the ability to access people's lives: their pasts, their thoughts and feelings, and especially their tragic memories. Others would call it a superpower, but to her it's a curse: it's the source of such misery for her, that she's now desperate to die, possibly at the hands of a murderer. But while she recalls her youth and the events that ... Read more

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Vittoria Armieri—a humble worker at a ministry in Rome—has the ability to access people's lives: their pasts, their thoughts and feelings, and especially their tragic memories. Others would call it a superpower, but to her it's a curse: it's the source of such misery for her, that she's now desperate to die, possibly at the hands of a murderer. But while she recalls her youth and the events that
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The Days of Abandonment

by Elena Ferrante ...

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From the New York Times–bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend, this novel of a deserted wife's descent into despair—and rage—is "a masterpiece" ( The Philadelphia Inquirer).One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyThe Days of Abandonment is the gripping story of an Italian woman's experiences after being suddenly left by her husband after fifteen years of marriage. With ... Read more

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From the New York Times–bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend, this novel of a deserted wife's descent into despair—and rage—is "a masterpiece" ( The Philadelphia Inquirer).One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyThe Days of Abandonment is the gripping story of an Italian woman's experiences after being suddenly left by her husband after fifteen years of marriage. With
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The Shape of Water

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Series Book 1 - An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
The Shape of Water is the first book in the sly, witty, and engaging Inspector Montalbano mystery series with its sardonic take on Sicilian life.Silvio Lupanello, a big-shot in Vigàta, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. The car happens to be parked in a part of town used by prostitutes and drug dealers, and as the news of his death spreads, the rumors begin. Enter Inspector ... Read more

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The Shape of Water is the first book in the sly, witty, and engaging Inspector Montalbano mystery series with its sardonic take on Sicilian life.Silvio Lupanello, a big-shot in Vigàta, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. The car happens to be parked in a part of town used by prostitutes and drug dealers, and as the news of his death spreads, the rumors begin. Enter Inspector
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A Known Evil

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Series Book 1 - Detective Michael Rossi Crime Thriller Series
‘A rich and compelling crime thriller’ Adam HamdyA serial killer stalks the streets of Rome…A gripping debut crime novel and the first in a groundbreaking series, from a new star in British crime fiction. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin.‘An intelligent, taut, stunner of a debut … Twists and turns aplenty in this complex, cleverly plotted crime thriller’ Deborah MassonA city on lockdown.In the ... Read more

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‘A rich and compelling crime thriller’ Adam HamdyA serial killer stalks the streets of Rome…A gripping debut crime novel and the first in a groundbreaking series, from a new star in British crime fiction. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin.‘An intelligent, taut, stunner of a debut … Twists and turns aplenty in this complex, cleverly plotted crime thriller’ Deborah MassonA city on lockdown.In the
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A Florentine Death

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Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara knows that the beautiful surface of his adopted city, Florence, hides dark undercurrents. When called in to investigate a series of brutal and apparently random murders, his intuition is confirmed.Distrusted by his superiors and pilloried by the media, Ferrara finds time running out as the questions pile up. Is there a connection between the murders and the ... Read more

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Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara knows that the beautiful surface of his adopted city, Florence, hides dark undercurrents. When called in to investigate a series of brutal and apparently random murders, his intuition is confirmed.Distrusted by his superiors and pilloried by the media, Ferrara finds time running out as the questions pile up. Is there a connection between the murders and the
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A Glancing Light

by Aaron Elkins ...

Series Book 2 - The Chris Norgren Mysteries
A museum curator travels to Italy and looks into a murder in this mystery by the Edgar Award–winning author of the Gideon Oliver series.Mild‑mannered and law‑abiding, Chris Norgren, curator of Renaissance and Baroque art at the Seattle Art Museum, is an unlikely undercover investigator, but when a priceless Rubens portrait is discovered in a shipment of "authentic reproductions" in a local ... Read more

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A museum curator travels to Italy and looks into a murder in this mystery by the Edgar Award–winning author of the Gideon Oliver series.Mild‑mannered and law‑abiding, Chris Norgren, curator of Renaissance and Baroque art at the Seattle Art Museum, is an unlikely undercover investigator, but when a priceless Rubens portrait is discovered in a shipment of "authentic reproductions" in a local
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Gold, Frankincense and Dust

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by Valerio Varesi ...

Translated by Joseph Farrell ...

Parma. A multiple pile-up occurs on the autostrada into the city. A truck transporting cattle skids off the road. Dozens of cows and bulls go on the rampage, injured and crazed. In the chaos, the burned body of a young woman is found at the side of the road. Her death has no apparent link to the carnage.Commissario Soneri is assigned the case. It is a welcome distraction: his mercurial lover ... Read more

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Parma. A multiple pile-up occurs on the autostrada into the city. A truck transporting cattle skids off the road. Dozens of cows and bulls go on the rampage, injured and crazed. In the chaos, the burned body of a young woman is found at the side of the road. Her death has no apparent link to the carnage.Commissario Soneri is assigned the case. It is a welcome distraction: his mercurial lover
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Blood in the Snow

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by Franco Marks ...

Marzio Santoni left behind the brutal crimes of the big city long ago.Valdiluce is a quiet ski resort, where all he needs is the peace, quiet and his trusty vespa.At first glance, the town inhabitants are as perfect as their postcard scenery. But under the surface, nothing is as it seems...So when four women are discovered dead, seemingly by their own hand, Marzio can sense that something isn't ... Read more

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Marzio Santoni left behind the brutal crimes of the big city long ago.Valdiluce is a quiet ski resort, where all he needs is the peace, quiet and his trusty vespa.At first glance, the town inhabitants are as perfect as their postcard scenery. But under the surface, nothing is as it seems...So when four women are discovered dead, seemingly by their own hand, Marzio can sense that something isn't
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The Past Is a Foreign Country

A Thriller

by Gianrico Carofiglio ...

An international bestseller and winner of Italy's prestigious Premio Bancarella prize—an intense psychological thriller in the vein of The Talented Mr. RipleyAs world-weary Lieutenant Chiti spends sleepless nights hunting for the serial rapist terrorizing his city, trainee lawyer Giorgio is befriended by dangerously charismatic Francesco. Slowly the innocent Giorgio is lured into a corrupt world ... Read more

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An international bestseller and winner of Italy's prestigious Premio Bancarella prize—an intense psychological thriller in the vein of The Talented Mr. RipleyAs world-weary Lieutenant Chiti spends sleepless nights hunting for the serial rapist terrorizing his city, trainee lawyer Giorgio is befriended by dangerously charismatic Francesco. Slowly the innocent Giorgio is lured into a corrupt world
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Auntie Poldi And The Sicilian Lions

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by Mario Giordano ...

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A Munich ex-pat retires to Sicily where she uncovers romance and murder in this humorous mystery series debut."To the ranks of amateur sleuths, from Miss Marple to Jessica Fletcher, welcome Auntie Poldi." — Newsday"Break out the prosecco! There's a new detective in town—and she's sixty, sexy, wise, and utterly adorable." — People magazineOn her si... ... Read more

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A Munich ex-pat retires to Sicily where she uncovers romance and murder in this humorous mystery series debut."To the ranks of amateur sleuths, from Miss Marple to Jessica Fletcher, welcome Auntie Poldi." — Newsday"Break out the prosecco! There's a new detective in town—and she's sixty, sexy, wise, and utterly adorable." — People magazineOn her si...
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The Woman of Rome

by Alberto Moravia ...

Translated by Tami Calliope ...

Series series Italia
The glitter and cynicism of Rome under Mussolini provide the background of what is probably Alberto Moravia’s best and best-known novel — The Woman of Rome. It’s the story of Adriana, a simple girl with no fortune but her beauty who models naked for a painter, accepts gifts from men, and could never quite identify the moment when she traded her private dream of home and children for the life of a ... Read more

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The glitter and cynicism of Rome under Mussolini provide the background of what is probably Alberto Moravia’s best and best-known novel — The Woman of Rome. It’s the story of Adriana, a simple girl with no fortune but her beauty who models naked for a painter, accepts gifts from men, and could never quite identify the moment when she traded her private dream of home and children for the life of a
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Ferocity

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by Nicola Lagioia ...

Translated by Anthony Shugaar ...

This Strega Prize winner "ticks all the boxes of a thriller while also being a masterfully written, baroque, many-faceted depiction of modern Italy" ( The Spectator).Bari, southern Italy: On a stifling summer night, on the outskirts of town, a young woman named Clara, daughter of the region's most prominent family of real estate developers, stumbles naked, dazed, and bloodied down a major highway. ... Read more

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This Strega Prize winner "ticks all the boxes of a thriller while also being a masterfully written, baroque, many-faceted depiction of modern Italy" ( The Spectator).Bari, southern Italy: On a stifling summer night, on the outskirts of town, a young woman named Clara, daughter of the region's most prominent family of real estate developers, stumbles naked, dazed, and bloodied down a major highway.
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