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In the latest Commissario Alec Blume novel, our hero is called in by old friend magistrate Principe to "shadow" an investigation into the attempted murder of a former fascist terrorist responsible for a public bombing thirty years earlier. This investigation is adjacent to another: the murder of a young woman on the university campus of Rome. The apparent link between these two crimes is an articulate, learned, and thoroughly crazy professor called Pitagora, who teaches both literature and a system enigmatic memory techniques. Professor Pitagora is up-front about his political beliefs, but could his strange psychological program be masking something important?
All the investigators know the two crimes form part of the same nexus, but Blume believes he can find clues through the Professor. If only he were actually assigned to this case...
Meanwhile, Blume has been living with Caterina and not finding it easy - or rather, poor old Caterina is not finding it easy living with him. Will the strains in their relationship lead Blume astray? And can he successfully navigate the ranks of his distrustful colleagues, a rocky relationship, and a high-profile investigation--all without crossing the line?
Published | Aug 06 2013 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 320 |
ISBN | 9781620401118 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury USA |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Praise for The Namesake:
A one-sitting read, intricately plotted, swiftly paced and resolved in a totally unexpected fashion.
Bookpage
A gripping mystery and a fascinating look at organized crime in contemporary Italy.
Shelf Awareness
Fitzgerald provides an insightful glimpse into the machinations of Italian police work and the criminal world.
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
[Blume] is one of those Italian coppers, like both Salvo and Donna Leon's Guido Brunetti, who is more interested in people than he is in any abstract concept of right and wrong. And Fitzgerald gives him a full cast of interesting people-including several Mafioso families, portrayed with textured subtlety-with whom to interact.
Booklist
Blume...is utterly fascinating, his human shortcoming mirroring our own and forcing us to root for him. If you're drawn to Andrea Camilleri's similarly though not so seriously flawed Salvo Montalbano, you'll be equally hooked by Alec Blume.
Booklist
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