{"product_id":"winter-swallows-9781609457273","title":"Winter Swallows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tenth Commissario Ricciardi Neapolitan mystery is \"endlessly surprising... a delicate balancing act between love and pain, horror and beauty.\"--\u003ci\u003eThrillerNord\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas has just passed and the city is preparing to celebrate New Year when, on the stage of a variety show, famous actor Michelangelo Gelmi fires a gun at his wife, Fedora Marra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shooting itself would be nothing strange: it is repeated every evening as part of their performance. But this time, someone replaced one of the blanks with a real bullet. Gelmi swears his innocence, but few believe him. Approaching old age and with a career in decline, the actor has become increasingly dependent on his wife, much younger than him and at the height of her fame. However, rumor has it that she had fallen in love with another man and was preparing to leave Gelmi. A straightforward case of infidelity and marital jealousy? Commissario Ricciardi has more than one doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mystery made darker by the sudden fog that envelops an almost gothic Naples, Commissario Riccardi's latest adventure will enrapture readers until its final, dramatic act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ede Giovanni, Maurizio:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaurizio de Giovanni\u003c\/strong\u003e's Commissario Ricciardi books are bestsellers across Europe, having sold well over one million copies. De Giovanni is also the author of the contemporary Neapolitan thriller, \u003cem\u003eThe Crocodile \u003c\/em\u003e(Europa, 2013), and the new contemporary Neapolitan series, \u003cem\u003eThe Bastards of Pizzofalcone\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Naples with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShugaar, Antony:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/strong\u003e's translations for Europa Editions include \u003cem\u003eFor Grace Received\u003c\/em\u003e by Valeria Parrella, \u003cem\u003eEverybody's Right\u003c\/em\u003e by Paolo Sorrentino, Fabio Bartolomei's \u003cem\u003eAlfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMargherita Dolce Vita\u003c\/em\u003e by Stefano Benni.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Noir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724798333202,"sku":"9781609457273","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8513294-a09d-4568-87b9-13c526ade27f.jpg?v=1734809039","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/winter-swallows-9781609457273","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}