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Biographical note
LEONARDO SCIASCIA was born in Sicily in 1912 and died there in 1989. Like Joseph Roth, Sciascia worked with deceptively simple forms - books about crime, historical novels, political thrillers - and was a master of lucid and accessible prose. This polished surface conceals great depths of sophistication and an intense engagement with the moral and historical problems of modern Italy, especially of his native Sicily. His books are rooted in a particular culture; they speak to anyone who has ever wondered how people can endure unbearable injustice.The most intelligent detective story I have ever read and the ideal introduction to Sciascia's brilliant but little known oeuvre
- Thomas Wright, Daily Telegraph
The best evocation of Sicily I've read, this is one for the crime connoisseurs
- Leslie Forbes,
A very well-written page turner. This is an absorbing and compelling story
Northampton Chronicle
One of the major writers of the age
Time Literary Supplement
A detective story that is so much more; sharp and precise and demanding the reader to render judgement
Absolutely Chelsea
Irresistible... The finest writer [out of these classic sleuth reissues]
- Anthony Cummins, Metro