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1.The Cold Summer sees the introduction of a new hero by Carofiglio. Fenoglio is a conflicted, melancholy man, vulnerable yet strong enough to take on the worst of organized crime.
2.Top of the Italian bestseller lists for 4 months. Carofiglio has sold over a million copies of his novels in Italy. The English language editions have exceeded 60,000 copies sold and Carofiglio is Bitter Lemon’s bestselling author.
3. Carofiglio is a master storyteller and an elegant writer, capable of deep insights into human nature; but he also has an incomparable experience as a prosecutor, specialized in organized crime. Every single detail of his work is a revelation for the reader, about legal and police procedure, but also brimming with charm and philosophic insight. Told largely through the medium of verbatim testimony, this novel offers an unnerving look at human vulnerability and chilling suspense, driving readers into the mysterious space between fact and fiction.
3. Other titles by Carofiglio include Involuntary Witness (Rhegium Lulii Prize), A Walk in the Dark (Roman Librarians Prize), Reasonable Doubts (Tropea Prize) and Temporary Perfections (Selezione Campiello Prize). All were published by Bitter Lemon Press. The first two were made into films broadcast on Italian television.
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“The Cold Summer is based on a true story that took place in Italy in 1992. I'm uncertain how much, apart from the assassinations of the two judges, but it all felt believable.
I know nothing at all about the activities of the mafia in Italy nor their relationship with the police. It appeared that they had more power and were feared more than anybody else. The levels of corruption were staggering.
There are two sides to the novel. The investigation by the Carabinieri, in particular Fenoglio and Pellechia and an account by an informant who has been accused of having a hand in the kidnap and killing of Grimaldi's son. This account is chilling, he goes into detail about his levels of progression through the hierarchy in the Mafia and also because it appears that to torture and kill is an everyday occurrence where remorse isn't necessary. I have never read anything like this before and it did make me feel on edge.
I liked both Fenoglio and Pellechia, their relationship worked even though they were completely different. Fenoglio is above-board, not one to use violence or accept bribes. He has personal problems but has to put them to one side to deal with work. Pellechia is not as honest but he does acknowledge that he doesn't always do the right thing. In some ways I preferred him, he was a lot easier to understand.
It was fascinating to read. It is one that I had to read slower than usual so I could absorb what was happening in the different layers, especially in the police investigation. Power and control and a total lack of disregard for anybody who worked on the side of law were basically ignored and not even the family of the kidnapped child would cooperate. I found it interesting that there was more focus on the ones who were on the periphery, the ones who knew how their lives could alter if they fell from favour.
This is the first book that I have read about the mafia and the first I have read by this author. I do plan on reading more of both soon.”
About Gianrico Carofiglio
Gianrico Carofiglio was born in Bari in 1961 and has worked for many years as a prosecutor specialized in organized crime. He was appointed advisor of the anti-Mafia committee in the Italian parliament in 2007 and has served as senator from 2008 to 2013. He is the author of the novels featuring the character of defense lawyer Guido Guerrieri: A Walk in the Dark, 2003,Temporary Perfections, 2010, A Fine Line, 2014. He was awarded the Premio Gargano Vincenzo Afferrante in 2015, and the Premio Letterario Castelfiorentino in 2016. Carofiglio’s multi-award winner books have sold four million and five hundred thousand copies in Italy and have been translated or are going to be translated into 27 languages worldwide.
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