I brought this book to Paris as my holiday read - a little bit of Italy in France. Anyone looking for an above average crime novel set in Florence, Italy must check this out.
A line from the book: "...there are too many things these days we can't know. The world used to be simpler: the good guys were on one side, the bad guys on the other, and you played the game. Things changed according to which side you were on, but once you'd chosen everything was very clear. Not any more."
Paperback blurb: "A huge explosion shook the buildings. The thick walls of old churches from San Frediano to Santo Spirito shook, and the windows of the shops along the Ponte Vecchio, and the window panes in the Palazzo Pitti."
A bomb explodes in the centre of Florence, hitting the car of Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara of the elite Squadra Mobile.
The attack rocks the ancient city to its foundations.
Ferrara was clearly the target - and he did, after all, just controversially imprison notorious Mafia boss Salvatore Laprua.
A week later, another bomb explodes - bringing tragedy for Ferrara and a determination to find the culprit.
But that same morning, Salvatore Laprua is found dead in his prison cell.
So who is the mysterious influence behind the bombings - someone even the Mafia fears...?
An ingenious, gripping mystery, The Death of a Mafia Don (first published 2009) has been a bestseller in Italy and across Europe. It offers a fascinating insight into the secret world of the Mafia, and life in Florence. The Death of a Mafia Don has been translated from the Italian into the English by Howard Curtis.
Michele Giuttari's official website.
Rating: 5/5
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