An explosive crime thriller from the author of The Goodbye Kiss, âthe reigning king of Mediterranean noirâ (Boston Phoenix). Giorgio Pellegrini, the hero of The Goodbye Kiss, has been living an âhonestâ life for eleven years. But thatâs 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, Giorgio wouldnât have thought twice about robbing, kidnapping, and killing in order to get what he wanted, but these days he realizes heâs too long in the tooth to face his enemies head-on. To return to his peaceful life as a successful businessman heâs going to have to find another way to shake off the mob. Fortunately, Giorgioâs circumstances may have changed, but deep down heâs still the ruthless killer he used to be. âCarlotto . . . provides a machine-gun pace, a jaundiced eye for political corruption and a refreshing absence of anything approaching a moral vision.â âKirkus Reviews âCarlottoâs taut, broody Mediterranean noir is filled with blind corners and savage set pieces. Pellegriniâs deeds are unquestionably loathsome, but his witty Machiavellian perspective, amplified by a class rage well attuned to the current Italian zeitgeist, makes you root for him all the same.ââThe New Yorker â[Carlottoâs] narration allows gruesome glimpses into an unscrupulous psyche.â âPublishers Weekly âA surprisingly enjoyable romp . . . a very solid noir thriller, and very good (if slightly queasy-making) fun. One of Carlottoâs better works.â âThe Complete Review
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