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Described as the best living Italian crime writer ("Il Manifesto"), Carlotto gives his American readers his most memorable character yet: ex-con-turned-private investigator Marco Buratti, a.k.a. The Alligator.
Praise for
Bandit Love“All the hallmarks of noir are here: bloodbaths galore, a false-floored plot, a plainspoken and staccato style (the translation is smooth), and a hero who's simultaneously ruthless and sensitive, with a quirky but precisely calibrated moral sense that Carlotto explores and explains with panache. And the setting is beautifully—if grimly—realized.
La dolce vita it ain't—but this is top-notch Mediterranean noir.”
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Kirkus Reviews
“[A] lean, taut crime novel [...] Andrea Camilleri fans looking for something a little darker will be rewarded.
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—Publishers Weekly
“Carlotto’s brand of crime writing is tougher than even the toughest American noir.”
—Josh Bazell, author of
Beat the Reaper“
Bandit Love is a gripping novel that can be read on different levels, as a breathtakingly dark noir novel or as a means of penetrating reality. These two levels magically blend in Massimo Carlotto's books.”
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Il Manifesto“A cocktail of mystery and romanticism, a novel in which there are no real heroes and no signs of redemption. In short, classic Carlotto.”
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Rolling Stone (Italy)
“Carlotto is a master of the genre. He keeps the reader on the edge of his seat from start to finish with compact, incisive storytelling.”
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Il Giornale de Vicenza“Once again, gangsters and beatuiful women, plot twists and rampant crime become the means through which Carlotto recounts the impossibility of living in a country overrun by constructed fears, unbridled excess, and hideous overpasses.”
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L'UnitàPraise for
Massimo Carlotto“Massimo Carlotto has a history as riveting as any novel.”
—Chicago Tribune “Carlotto is the reigning king of Mediterranean noir.”
—The Boston Phoenix"In hardboiled fiction, there is this hardcore Italian guy I suggest: Massimo Carlotto. Tough as fuck."
—Guillermo del Toro, Director
“The best living Italian crime writer.”
—Il Manifesto
Mediterranean Noir “packs plenty of plot into a slim volume, with space set aside for elaborate northeast Italian meals, musings on women, and plenty of Calvados drinking.”
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The Daily Beast “Carlotto's taut, broody Mediterranean noir is filled with blind corners and savage set pieces.”
—The New Yorker “Beneath the conventions of Continental noir is a remarkable study of corruption and redemption in a world where revenge is best served ice-cold.”
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Kirkus Reviews