For those who appreciate large criminal frescoes, both literary ("La Griffe du Chien," Ellroy's novels) than film ("Goodfellas", "Casino" or '' The Sopranos ")," Crime Novel " is warmly recommended. De Cataldo
In the late 70s, in Rome, in the midst of the Red Brigades, a small group of hoodlums combine to form a guild that in a few years will oversee all traffic in the capital. The novel traces the life of these big shots over a period of twenty years. Eas
Giancarlo De Cataldo is a formidable writer. It makes us into the characters brilliantly and this book is an incredible dive inside of a clan of criminals who ruled Rome for years. Well written; well told; the characters are endearing or detestable;
A great book that "Crime Novel" that takes us to the heart of banditry Italian 70s. Endearing characters, an extensive knowledge of the various mafias that reign on Italy, a breathtaking pace, no dead time, make it a reference thriller. A must f
