Blood Curse: The Springtime of Commissario Ricciardi
Publishing Details
Blood Curse: The Springtime of Commissario Ricciardi
By (Author) Maurizio Giovanni
Translated by Antony Shugaar
Europa Editions
Europa Editions
9th May 2013
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
FIC
Physical Properties
384
Width 135mm, Height 210mm
Description
Ricciardi sees and hears the final seconds in the lives of victims of violent deaths. It is both a gift and a curse. It has helped him become one of the most acute and successful homicide detectives in Naples police force. But it has taken an emotional toll on him. Naples, 1931, in a dingy apartment in a poor neighbourhood an elderly woman moonlighting as a fortuneteller and moneylender has been viciously beaten to death. Then Ricciardi and his deputy Maione arrive at the scene and start asking questions no one wants to answer.
Reviews
Praise for I Will Have Vengeance
"The combination of an unusual detective, historical setting and Italian opera was impossible to resist."--Crimetime.co.uk
"Such detailed images in the novel that will haunt me for a long time to come"--Books and Writers
"A colorful novel that imparts a strong sense of time and place...there's more than a touch of Agatha Christie in this tale"--Curious book fans
Praise for I Will Have Vengeance
The combination of an unusual detective, historical setting and Italian opera was impossible to resist. Crimetime.co.uk
Such detailed images in the novel that will haunt me for a long time to come Books and Writers
A colorful novel that imparts a strong sense of time and place...there s more than a touch of Agatha Christie in this tale Curious book fans"
Praise for "I Will Have Vengeance"
The combination of an unusual detective, historical setting and Italian opera was impossible to resist. Crimetime.co.uk
Such detailed images in the novel that will haunt me for a long time to come Books and Writers
A colorful novel that imparts a strong sense of time and place...there s more than a touch of Agatha Christie in this tale Curious book fans"
Praise for "I Will Have Vengeance"
"The combination of an unusual detective, historical setting and Italian opera was impossible to resist."--Crimetime.co.uk
"Such detailed images in the novel that will haunt me for a long time to come"--Books and Writers
"A colorful novel that imparts a strong sense of time and place...there's more than a touch of Agatha Christie in this tale"--Curious book fans
Praise for "I Will Have Vengeance"
"The combination of an unusual detective, historical setting and Italian opera was impossible to resist."--Crimetime.co.uk
"Such detailed images in the novel that will haunt me for a long time to come"--Books and Writers
"A colorful novel that imparts a strong sense of time and place...there's more than a touch of Agatha Christie in this tale"--Curious book fans
Author Bio
Maurizio de Giovannis Commissario Ricciardi books are bestsellers across Europe, having sold well over one million copies. He is also the author of the contemporary Neapolitan thriller,The Crocodile(Europa, 2013, Abacus, 2013), and the contemporary Neapolitan series,The Bastards of Pizzofalcone. He lives in Naples with his family. 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.
