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"Naples 1931. Together with his indefatigable partner, Brigadier Maione, Ricciardi, a man driven into solitude by his paranormal ""gift"" of seeing the final seconds in the lives of victims of violent deaths-a talent that also makes him a highly effective investigator-is conducting an investigation into the death of the beautiful and mysterious Duchess of Camparino, whose connections to privileged Neapolitan social circles and the local fascist elite make the case a powder keg waiting to explode."

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Praise for the Commissario Ricciardi Series De Giovanni has created one of the most interesting and well-drawn detectives in fiction. --The Daily Beast Reading a novel by Maurizio de Giovanni is like stepping into a Vittorio De Sica movie. --The New York Times The author's elegant style ennobles the wretched lives he views with such compassion --The New York Times Book Review Impossible to resist --Crimetime UK Ricciardi is an intriguing detective. --Library Journal

Praise for the <b>Commissario Ricciardi Series</b><i> De Giovanni has created one of the most interesting and well-drawn detectives in fiction. --<i>The Daily Beast Reading a novel by Maurizio de Giovanni is like stepping into a Vittorio De Sica movie. --<i>The New York Times The author's elegant style ennobles the wretched lives he views with such compassion --<i>The New York Times Book Review Impossible to resist --<i>Crimetime UK</i> Ricciardi is an intriguing detective. <i>--Library Journal </i>

Praise for the Commissario Ricciardi Series De Giovanni has created one of the most interesting and well-drawn detectives in fiction. --The Daily Beast Reading a novel by Maurizio de Giovanni is like stepping into a Vittorio De Sica movie. --The New York Times The author's elegant style ennobles the wretched lives he views with such compassion --The New York Times Book Review Impossible to resist --Crimetime UK Ricciardi is an intriguing detective. --Library Journal

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Maurizio de Giovanni’s 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.

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