Blues for Outlaw Hearts and Old Whores

Description

Acclaimed as one of today's best contemporary noir writers, Massimo Carlotto reaches new heights in the most complex "Alligator" novel to date. Rich with biting humour, humanity, and psychological insight, this is an exemplary noir novel from a crime writer at the top of his game. Marco Buratti, aka the Alligator, and his partners have fallen into a trap laid by their worst enemy, Giorgio Pellegrini, a wanted man who has no intention of living as a fugitive and turns police informer. To survive, some rules will have to be bent, and others broken.

Massimo Carlotto was born in Padua, Italy. In addition to the titles in his popular "Alligator" series, he is also the author of The Fugitive - based on his own experience of being wrongfully accused and convicted, and subsequently absconding and going on the run. Carlotto is one of Italy's most popular crime writers and a major exponent of the Mediterranean Noir novel.

"More than merely hardboiled, his novels are sexy, seedy, cynical and nihilistic, but with moments of idealism." * London Review of Books * "Carlotto's taut, broody Mediterranean noir is filled with blind corners and savage set pieces." * The New Yorker * "Amoral and unlikeable as he is, Pellegrini will stay in your head long after the book is closed. Carlotto's Italy is a corrupt place far removed from that of any tourist brochure." * EuroCrime *