Puppies by Maurizio De Giovanni

Puppies by Maurizio De Giovanni

The next installment in Maurizio de Giovanni's bestselling Bastards of Pizzofalcone series unfolds during the crisp beginning of April in contemporary Naples as a new evil spreads throughout the city.

A baby is left abandoned beside a dumpster. A young Ukranian maid fights the torrents of greed and frustration with the world around her. Small animals begin to disappear off the streets. The task of solving these mysteries is entrusted to a team of policemen in which few believe: the Bastards of Pizzofalcone. Complete with stirrings in the city's criminal underbelly and a fight against a seemingly inhuman evil, this novel is sure to delight fans of de Giovanni's previous works.

De Giovanni is one of Europe's most renowned and versatile mystery writers. His award-winning and bestselling novels, all of which take place in Naples, engage readers in gripping tales of Europe's most fabled, atmospheric, dangerous, and lustful city.

Maurizio de Giovanni is a Naples-based artist. He won a writing competition for unpublished authors of 2005 with a short narrative about Commissario Ricciardi set in the 1930s, which was later made into the first novel in a trilogy. His writings have been translated into French, Spanish, and German, and they are now available in English as well.