{"product_id":"crimini-the-bitter-lemon-book-of-italian-crime-fiction","title":"Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCrimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGiancarlo de Cataldo\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781904738268\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBitter Lemon Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2008\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the authors: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Niccolò Ammaniti has written a deft masterpiece without a false note.\"--Michel Dibdin, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Italy of Massimo Carlotto is a different world entirely, a dangerous setting for serious crimes committed by cruel men.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Andrea Camilleri writes with such vigor and wit that he deserves a place alongside Donna Leon, along with the additional advantage of an insider's sense of authenticity.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A stunning tour de force from Carlo Lucarelli.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItaly's best crime writers present nine gripping, often darkly humorous short stories with settings ranging from Milan to Palermo by way of Rome and even Guadeloupe. The mafia is not just Sicilian but also Albanian, Croatian, and Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese new stories are by Niccolò Ammaniti, Andrea Camilleri, Massimo Carlotto, Marcello Fois, Carlo Lucarelli, and others. These brilliant tales do not feature psychopathic cannibals or obscure, power-mad sects but ordinary criminals: a drug-addled cosmetic surgeon, inept blackmailers, and various other low-lifes lusting after easy money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItalian crime writing is replacing that of Scandinavia as the fastest growing in the genre. The huge success of \u003ci\u003eI'm Not Scared\u003c\/i\u003e by Niccolò Ammaniti followed by the Gabriele Salvatore film of the same name took the United Kingdom and the United States by storm. Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalban series (with seven popular titles in English so far), Carlo Lucarelli's novels \u003ci\u003eAlmost Blue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCarte Blanche\u003c\/i\u003e, and Massimo Carlotto's \u003ci\u003eThe Goodbye Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e are further evidence of this surge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Bitter Lemon Press","offers":[{"title":"Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction | Giancarlo de Cataldo | Paperback | 9781904738268 | Used: Very Good | Mystery 1617010 (temp: 21)","offer_id":48845199835288,"sku":"1617010","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61vs4Mi9zLL.jpg?v=1775333000","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/crimini-the-bitter-lemon-book-of-italian-crime-fiction","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}