Poisonville

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A noir thriller par excellence - there's murder, moral ambiguity and a protagonist who is less than heroic. The heavily industrialised northeast of Italy is undergoing dramatic change. What once drove the nation's economic boom is now fast becoming a wasteland, infested by organised crime and an ongoing environmental catastrophe. Young lawyer Francesco, heir to the region's second-richest family, will have to decide between business as usual or a violent rupture with the ways of the past.

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Whoever begins this book must necessarily finish itit cannot be abandoned halfway through. And whoever finishes it will never forget itit's a book that doesnt easily fade from one's memory. "La Stampa"

Poisonville is a black fable that exposes that dark side of the wealth that has been generated over the last few decades . . . As always, Carlotto entrusts his brand of noir with an important role: that of revealing the truth, of denouncing wrongdoings, of informing the public."Il Mattino"

Corruption, Cynicism. Illegality. Collusion. The world of business described by Massimo Carlotto in Poisonville is frightening as hell. "La Repubblica"


"Whoever begins this book must necessarily finish it-it cannot be abandoned halfway through. And whoever finishes it will never forget it-it's a book that doesn't easily fade from one's memory."- "La Stampa"

"Poisonville is a black fable that exposes that dark side of the wealth that has been generated over the last few decades . . . As always, Carlotto entrusts his brand of noir with an important role: that of revealing the truth, of denouncing wrongdoings, of informing the public.""-Il Mattino"

"Corruption, Cynicism. Illegality. Collusion. The world of business described by Massimo Carlotto in Poisonville is frightening as hell." "-La Repubblica"

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. Marco Videtta is a well-known screenwriter and the author of several successful Italian television series.Poisonvilleis his first novel. 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.