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Here is the dazzling saga of two women, the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery uncontainable Lila. In this book, both are adults; life's great discoveries have been made, its vagaries and losses have been suffered. Through it all, the women's friendship, examined in its every detail over the course of four books, remains the gravitational center of their lives. Both women once fought to escape the neighborhood in which they grew up-a prison of...
Author
Series
Neapolitan novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Lila and Elena are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this complicated and meticulously portrayed friendship at the center of their emotional lives, the two girls...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Italian teenager Giovanna searches for a sense of identity and clear perspectives when she finds herself torn between the refinements and excesses of a divided Naples.
"Giovanna's pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she really changing? Is she turning into her Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father...
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Series
Giuseppe Lojacono mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2013].
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English
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This is Naples as you've never seen it before. A chaotic, shadowy city full of ominous echoes and dark alleyways where each inhabitant seems too absorbed by his or her own problems to give a damn about anybody else. And that is exactly what makes it possible for a cold, methodical killer to commit his atrocious crimes largely undisturbed, to merge with the crowd as if he were invisible. The newspapers call him "The Crocodile" because, like a crocodile,...
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Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"A heinous double murder in a squalid apartment on the wrong side of town pits Inspector Lojacono, Di Nardo and the rest of the motley collection of cops known as the "bastards" of the Pizzofalcone precinct against their superiors, the press, and the local political hierarchy. Only by bringing the killer to justice can they save their reputations and the department."--Back cover.
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When the murder of a businessman has ties to a case in Naples, Italy, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs don't hesitate to join the search that has turned into a complex case of international cooperation.
"A businessman snatched from an Upper East Side street in broad daylight. A miniature hangman's noose left at the scene. A nine-year-old girl, the only witness to the crime. With a crime scene this puzzling, forensic expertise of the highest order is...
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Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial--and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. As courageous as Eleanor of Aquitaine, as astute and determined as Elizabeth I of England, Joanna, Queen of Naples, was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name.
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Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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As Naples prepares to celebrate the New Year, a famous variety show actress is shot dead by her husband and co-star in a seemingly straightforward case of infidelity and marital jealousy, but Commissario Ricciardi has his doubts and sets out to find the truth before the final act.
11) About face
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Series
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English
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A socialite asks Guido Brunetti to investigate a murder that happened in the underworld surrounding southern Italy's garbage dumping grounds.
12) Chasing shadows
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Series
South Shores volume 1
Language
English
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"Every case that Claire Britten cracks is a win, not only professionally, but personally. The forensic psychologist has spent a lifetime fighting a neurological disorder, and her ability to conquer it is a testament to her razor-sharp intuition. Nick Markwood is used to winning in the courtroom, so when his latest case is overthrown by Claire's expert testimony, he can't help being impressed by her skill. He needs her on the team of his passion project,...
13) Naples '44
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on a memoir by a British intelligence officer, chronicles the life in Naples soon after its liberation from Nazi forces in 1944.
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of M.F.K. Fisher and Peter Mayle, this enchantingly warm and witty memoir follows American-born Katherine Wilson on her adventures abroad, where a three-month rite of passage in Naples turns into a permanent embrace of this boisterous city on the Mediterranean. It is all thanks to a surprising romance, a new passion for food, and a spirited woman who will become her mother-in-law--and teach her to laugh, to seize joy, and to love"--
"When...
Author
Series
Giuseppe Lojacono mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
They've made a fresh start at the Pizzofalcone precinct of Naples. They fired every member of the investigative branch after they were found guilty of corruption. Now, there's a group of detectives, a new commissario, and a new superintendent. The new cops immediately find themselves investigating a high-profile murder that has the whole town on edge. Heading the investigation is Inspector Lojacono, known as "the Chinaman," a cop with a checkered...
Author
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Commissario Ricciardi sees and hears the final seconds in the lives of those who have suffered violent deaths, when a Fascist militia officer and his wife are found dead, Ricciardi listens to their last words and sets out to find the truth.
Author
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss...
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Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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A curator at Italy's National Archives, a secretary working for the Italian Fascist government, and an underworld black marketer join forces to repel their Nazi occupiers in 1943 Naples in a novel inspired by a true historic uprising.
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