{"product_id":"for-all-the-gold-in-the-world-paperback","title":"For All the Gold in the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMassimo Carlotto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The best living Italian crime writer\" immerses readers in a gritty noir novel featuring PI Marco \"the Alligator\" Buratti (\u003ci\u003eIl Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis novel, by one of Italy's bestselling crime novelists, provides a unique perspective on the criminal and social dynamics that dominate contemporary Italy.\u003cbr\u003eOne of the many robberies that plague Northeast Italy goes wrong and ends with a brutal murder. The police investigation turns up nothing. Two years later, Marco Buratti, alias \"the Alligator,\" is asked to look into the crime and find out who was responsible.\u003cbr\u003eBuratti's employer is young, the youngest client he has ever had; he is only twelve years old and is the son of one of the victims. The Alligator realizes right from the start that the truth is cloaked, twisted, shocking. Together with his associates, Beniamino Rossini and Max the Memory, he finds himself mixed up in a story involving contraband gold and blood vendettas between criminal gangs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Finishing an Alligator mystery is like waking up after an all-night bender with your best friends. . . . You're not 100 percent sure what happened. But you know you had a good time.\"--\u003ci\u003eCedar Rapids Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Melancholy-tinged, Carlotto's novel is quite nicely turned and solid entertainment.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMassimo Carlotto\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Padua, Italy. In addition to the many titles in his extremely popular \"Alligator\" series, he is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath's Dark Abyss\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoisonville\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBandit Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAt the End of a Dull Day. \u003c\/i\u003eOne of Italy's most popular authors and a major exponent of the Mediterranean Noir novel, Carlotto has been compared with many of the most important American hardboiled crime writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770795917600,"sku":"9781609453367","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/864859cb3dc64e1b49663665d6e8a7b2.webp?v=1780378331","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/for-all-the-gold-in-the-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}