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Converging Parallels: (1 Commissario Trotti Investigation)


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A small-town kidnapping presents a major problem for an Italian police investigator, in this "gripping" crime novel by an award-winning author (Publishers Weekly). Northern Italy, 1978: Commissario Piero Trotti, trusted senior police investigator in a provincial city off the River Po, has two difficult cases to solve. A dismembered body has been found in the river, and it's up to Trotti to figure out who the murder victim is. At the same time, an estranged friend approaches Trotti with a desperate personal plea: his six-year-old daughter--Trotti's own goddaughter--has been kidnapped. In the wake of the high-profile kidnapping of Aldo Moro, president of Italy's majority party, faith in law enforcement is at an all-time low. The distraught father isn't willing to take this matter to the police--so it's up to Trotti to find her . . . "A wonderful picture of Italy during the time of the Red Brigades." --Elle

About the Author :
CWA Award-winning author Timothy Williams has written six crime novels set in Italy featuring Commissario Piero Trotti as well as two novels set in the French Caribbean, Another Sun and The Honest Folk of Guadeloupe. Born in London and educated at St. Andrews, Williams has taught at the universities of Poitiers in France, Bari and Pavia in Italy, at Jassy in Romania, and most recently in the French West Indies. The Observer placed him among the ten best modern European crime novelists.

Review :
"By far the best thriller to appear so far this year and I cannot truly see it being bettered . . . The atmosphere is electric and the writing is stylish yet tense." --Punch Magazine "Commissario Trotti is an inspired creation . . . As well as being an accomplished thriller, the story casts a stark light on the political corruption which is rife in Italy." --The Sunday Times "In Converging Parallels, Timothy Williams combines a lament for a decaying society with a kidnapping case in a small, municipally proud, communist controlled Italian city . . . a bright new talent." --The Guardian "You don't often get detectives as roundly and palpably portrayed as Trotti." --Oxford Times "A masterful work." --Républicain (France) "A wonderful picture of Italy during the time of the Red Brigades." --Elle (France) "Impressive debut of a sternly likable Italian policeman/sleuth . . . Shapely plot twists and muted, off-beat character portraits." --Kirkus Reviews "A gripping story, with skillfully humanized characters." --Publishers Weekly "A glimpse of authentic contemporary life in Italy. . . . [Converging Parallels] is clever and interesting." --West Coast Review of Books "The atmosphere is convincing, the characters vivid. . . . You will need your wits about you for this one, but it's worth it for its twists and turns and sombre north Italian background." --Homes and Gardens "Full of atmosphere and suitably strange characters." --South Bend Tribune Praise for the Commissario Trotti Investigation series "A delight." --The Observer, "10 Best Modern European Crime Writers" "Subtle, tense and gripping." --Val McDermid "Commissario Trotti is clever and tough . . . His investigation is fascinating to an American reader because it offers insights into the Italian power structure, which is far more interesting than it is stable." --Newsday "Long live Trotti." --Financial Times "Breathtakingly good." --Evening Standard "Fans of dark-edged, politically textured Euro-mystery will want to keep track of Trotti's adventures." --Kirkus Reviews "Stylish and excellent. Those who like Dibdin will eat it up." --Lionel Davidson "Trotti himself is perversely lovable; totally dedicated but not without dark, self-deprecating humor." --Booklist


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  • ISBN-13: 9781616954611
  • Publisher: Soho Crime
  • Publisher Imprint: Soho Crime
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 1 Commissario Trotti Investigation
  • ISBN-10: 1616954612
  • Publisher Date: 07 Oct 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 320


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