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The Namesake: An Alec Blume Novel (Commissario Alec Blume 3)

The Namesake: An Alec Blume Novel (Commissario Alec Blume 3)

by Conor Fitzgerald (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

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Synopsis

When magistrate Matteo Arconti's namesake, an insurance man from Milan, is found dead outside the court buildings in Piazza Clodio, it's a coded warning to the authorities - a clear message of defiance and intimidation. Commissioner Alec Blume, all too familiar with Rome's criminal underclass, knows little of the Calabrian mafia currently under investigation by the magistrate. Handing control of the murder inquiry to his partner Caterina Mattiola, Blume goes in search of answers, setting off on a journey into the deep dark south of Italy...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 368
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 29 Mar 2012
ISBN 10: 1408824493
ISBN 13: 9781408824498
Book Overview: 'An inspired creation', 'An engaging hero', 'The most popular detective of the coming decade' - Alec Blume is back

Media Reviews
Described with lucidity [and] meticulously researched. The Namesake is never boring or difficult. It is worth the attention * The Times *
Alec Blume is an inspired creation. An American who has become a commissioner in the Italian police, he's a sly, sardonic loner who gives the impression of knowing Rome better than its natives. [...] Fitzgerald is an elegant, visual writer * Guardian *
The American-born Blume is an engaging hero who might just have to potential to fill the gap left when Michael Dibdin's death ended his Italian detective Aurelio Zen's investigations * Sunday Times *
I'm putting my money on Alec Blume becoming the most popular detective of the coming decade * Belfast Telegraph *
A powerful and hugely compelling thriller. Dark, worldly and written with tremendous style and assurance * William Boyd on The Dogs of Rome *
Author Bio
Conor Fitzgerald has lived in Ireland, the UK, the United States and Italy. He has worked as an arts editor, produced a current affairs journal for foreign embassies based in Rome, and founded a successful translation company. He is married with two children and lives in Rome. The Namesake is the third in his series of Italian Crime novels.