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The Memory of Evil
Roberto Costantini
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Description for The Memory of Evil
Paperback. The explosive final instalment in the epic international crime trilogy Translator(s): Thompson, N. S. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 334.
Everything started from that day. The memory of 31 August 1969 has been at the back of Commissario Michele Balistreri's mind for over four decades. It was not only the day that preceded Colonel Muammar Gadaffi's seizure of power in Balistreri's birthplace of Libya, drastically altering his and his country's destiny, but that on which his beloved mother Natalia fell to her death, and the resulting suicide verdict that Balistreri - now Head of Homicide in Rome - has always suspected to be a flagrant cover-up for her murder. The memory of 23 July ... Read more
Everything started from that day. The memory of 31 August 1969 has been at the back of Commissario Michele Balistreri's mind for over four decades. It was not only the day that preceded Colonel Muammar Gadaffi's seizure of power in Balistreri's birthplace of Libya, drastically altering his and his country's destiny, but that on which his beloved mother Natalia fell to her death, and the resulting suicide verdict that Balistreri - now Head of Homicide in Rome - has always suspected to be a flagrant cover-up for her murder. The memory of 23 July ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857389404
SKU
V9780857389404
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About Roberto Costantini
Roberto Costantini was born in Tripoli in 1952. Formerly an engineer and business consultant, he is now a manager of the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, where he also teaches on the MBA program.
Reviews for The Memory of Evil
Balistreri: one of the most fully realized protagonists in modern crime fiction. - Independent Costantini has created a fascinating protagonist. - Guardian Utterly compelling. The action is nonstop and the tension unlimited. Passionate portrayal of a corrupt and criminal Italy. - The Times Sprawling, violent ... Read more