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HarperCollins
May 2015
On Sale: April 28, 2015
Featuring: Rocco Schiavone
ISBN: 0062310046 EAN: 9780062310040 Kindle: B00MEJP1Q8 Hardcover / e-Book
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Mystery
Already an international hit, a sly, sizzling mystery—the
first in a sensational crime series—set in the Italian Alps,
reminiscent of the works of Andrea Camilleri, D. A. Mishani,
Donna Leon, and Henning Mankell. Getting into serious trouble with the wrong people, deputy
prefect of police Rocco Schiavone is exiled to Aosta, a
small, touristy alpine town far from his beloved Rome. The
sophisticated and crotchety Roman despises mountains, snow,
and the provincial locals as much as he disdains his
superiors and their petty rules. But he loves solving crimes. When a mangled body has been discovered on a ski run above
Champoluc, Rocco immediately faces his first
challenge—identifying the victim, a complex procedure
complicated by his ignorance of the customs, dialect, and
history of his new home. Proud and undaunted, Rocco makes
his way among the ski runs, mountain huts, and aerial
tramways, meeting ski instructors, Alpine guides, the
hardworking, enigmatic folk of Aosta, and a few beautiful
locals eager to give him a warm welcome. It won't be easy, this mountain life, especially with a
corpse or two in the mix. But then there's nothing that
makes Rocco feel more at home than an investigation. An insightful observer of human nature, Antonio Manzini
writes with sly humor and a dash of irony, and introduces an
irresistible hero—a fascinating blend of swagger, machismo,
and vulnerability—in a colorful and atmospheric crime
mystery series that is European crime fiction at its best.
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