At the End of a Dull Day

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Giorgio Pellegrini, the unforgettable 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 organised crime syndicate. At one time, Giorgio wouldn't have thought twice about robbing, kidnapping and killing in order to get what he wanted, but these days he realises he's too old in the tooth to face his enemies head-on. To return to his peaceful life as a successful businessman he's going to have to find another out.'

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Praise for At the End of a Dull Day

"Carlotto [...] provides a machine-gun pace, a jaundiced eye for political corruption and a refreshing absence of anything approaching a moral vision."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Carlotto's taut, broody Mediterranean noir is filled with blind corners and savage set pieces. Pellegrini's 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."
--The New Yorker

"[Carlotto's] narration allows gruesome glimpses into an unscrupulous psyche."
--Publishers Weekly

"There's ugliness here [...] and some quick but horrible violence, but this is a very solid noir thriller, and very good (if slightly queasy-making) fun."
--The Complete Review

Praise for Massimo Carlotto

"Massimo Carlotto has a history as riveting as any novel."
--Chicago Tribune

"Carlotto is the reigning king of Mediterranean noir."
--The Boston Phoenix

"In hardboiled fiction, there is this hardcore Italian guy I suggest: Massimo Carlotto. Tough as fuck."
--Guillermo del Toro, Director

"The best living Italian crime writer."
--Il Manifesto

Praise for Massimo Carlotto

"Massimo Carlotto has a history as riveting as any novel."
--Chicago Tribune

"Carlotto is the reigning king of Mediterranean noir."
--The Boston Phoenix

"In hardboiled fiction, there is this hardcore Italian guy I suggest: Massimo Carlotto. Tough as fuck."
--Guillermo del Toro, Director

"The best living Italian crime writer."
--Il Manifesto

"Carlotto [...] provides a machine-gun pace, a jaundiced eye for political corruption and a refreshing absence of anything approaching a moral vision."
--Kirkus Reviews, on At the End of a Dull Day

Praise for Massimo Carlotto
-Massimo Carlotto has a history as riveting as any novel.-
--Chicago Tribune
-Carlotto is the reigning king of Mediterranean noir.-
--The Boston Phoenix
-In hardboiled fiction, there is this hardcore Italian guy I suggest: Massimo Carlotto. Tough as fuck.-
--Guillermo del Toro, Director
-The best living Italian crime writer.-
--Il Manifesto
"Massimo Carlotto has a history as riveting as any novel." Chicago Tribune
Carlotto is the reigning king of Mediterranean noir. The Boston Phoenix
The best living Italian crime writer. Il Manifesto"

Author Bio

Massimo Carlotto was born in Padua, Italy. In addition to the many titles in his extremely popular Alligator series, he is also the author of The Fugitive, Deaths Dark Abyss, Poisonville, Bandit Love, and At the End of a Dull Day. One of Italys most popular authors and a major exponent of the Mediterranean Noir novel, Carlotto has been compared with many of the most important American hardboiled crime writers. Antony Shugaar is the author of I Lie for a Living and Latitude Zero: Tales of the Equator. For Europa Editions he has translated among others novels by Massimo Carlotto, Stefano Benni, Domenico Starnone, and Carmine Abate.