At the End of a Dull Day
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- 12,99 €
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- 12,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
An explosive crime thriller from the author of The Goodbye Kiss, “the reigning king of Mediterranean noir” (Boston Phoenix).
Giorgio Pellegrini, the hero of The Goodbye Kiss, has been living an “honest” life for eleven years. But that’s about to change. His lawyer has been deceiving him and now Giorgio is forced into service as an unwilling errand boy for an organized crime syndicate. At one time, Giorgio wouldn’t have thought twice about robbing, kidnapping, and killing in order to get what he wanted, but these days he realizes he’s too long in the tooth to face his enemies head-on. To return to his peaceful life as a successful businessman he’s going to have to find another way to shake off the mob. Fortunately, Giorgio’s circumstances may have changed, but deep down he’s still the ruthless killer he used to be.
“Carlotto . . . provides a machine-gun pace, a jaundiced eye for political corruption and a refreshing absence of anything approaching a moral vision.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Carlotto’s taut, broody Mediterranean noir is filled with blind corners and savage set pieces. Pellegrini’s deeds are unquestionably loathsome, but his witty Machiavellian perspective, amplified by a class rage well attuned to the current Italian zeitgeist, makes you root for him all the same.”—The New Yorker
“[Carlotto’s] narration allows gruesome glimpses into an unscrupulous psyche.” —Publishers Weekly
“A surprisingly enjoyable romp . . . a very solid noir thriller, and very good (if slightly queasy-making) fun. One of Carlotto’s better works.” —The Complete Review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Recovering criminal Giorgio Pellegrini (who also appears in Carlotto's The Goodbye Kiss) can't seem to avoid trouble. In addition to owning and operating La Nena a refined restaurant in Italy's Veneto region frequented by power players and other high-end clientele he runs a top-secret prostitution ring with a woman who's not his wife. And when his lawyer, politician Sante Brianese, betrays him with a two million euro investment gone awry in Dubai, the former terrorist vows revenge and resumes his penchant for killing. One act of greed, deceit, or violence leads to another, as Pellegrini's ruthlessness grows more desperate. His narration allows gruesome glimpses into an unscrupulous psyche, alludes to the machinations of Italian politics, and reveals his penchant for kinky sex although scenes are handled tastefully. In fact, Carlotto provides readers with just enough details to move this complex story along and, with a hint of irony, repeats the book's title throughout the text. This first English-language edition may be readers' first introduction to Carlotto, even though he wrote 1994's The Fugitive, a nonfiction account of the author's 1976 arrest and trial for a murder he didn't commit.
