Black Run (A Rocco Schiavone Mystery)

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Hed almost walked right over it when he finally saw it for what it was: a stain of red blood, churned into the white blanket of snow
After getting on the wrong side of the wrong people in Rome, Deputy Police Chief Rocco Schiavone is exiled to Aosta, a small, touristy alpine town far from the cobbled streets and fritto misto of his beloved city.

Roccos talent for solving crimes is matched only by his disdain for the rules and his eye for a beautiful woman. But when a mangled body is found on the ski slopes, he soon discovers that his Roman sophistication not to mention his expensive Roman shoes are of little help in this dangerous and unfamiliar mountain landscape.

With blood on the black run, rumours of mafia involvement and a murderer at large, Deputy Police Chief Schiavone is about to find himself skating on very thin ice

Reviews

Diamond-hard crime writing this is lacerating stuff Barry Forshaw, Financial Times

An Italian detective to rival Camilleris Inspector Montalbano GQ

The tale is deftly told with sharp, cynical dialogue. Lets hear more of Schiavone. Daily Mail

An arresting murder mystery Monocle

Author Bio

Antonio Manzini, who was born in 1964 in Rome, is an actor, screenwriter, director, and author. He studied under Andrea Camilleri at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome and made his debut in fiction with a short story he co-wrote with Niccol Ammaniti. He is the author of five murder mysteries featuring Deputy Police Chief Rocco Schiavone, a cop who thinks outside the box and disrespects both his superiors and police department regulations. Manzini lives in Italy.