The Night of Rome - by Carlo Bonini & Giancarlo de Cataldo (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Things are changing in Rome. The new Pope, determined to bring radical reform to the Vatican, proclaims an extraordinary Jubilee year, one "of Mercy." A new center-left government replaces its disgraced predecessor. And with crime lynchpin Samurai in jail, his protâegâe Sebastiano Laurenti attempts to establish himself as the designated successor. But he must reckon not only with a new generation of enterprising gangsters and racketeers--out to carve for themselves a slice of the profits and opportunities offered by the major public works planned for the Jubilee--but also with ambitious newly elected politician, Chiara Visone. Betrayals, ambushes and infighting will inevitably alter the fragile political balance in the Eternal City. As the sharks circle, some tenuous hope endures in the unlikely alliance of an incorruptible politician of the old left and a young bishop who refuses to play the Vatican's power games. But it remains to be seen whether, in the long night of Rome, there is room for redemption. --<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>"Razor-sharp political thriller set in Berlusconi's Rome."--<i>The New Statesman</i></b> <p>Things are changing in Rome. The new Pope, determined to bring radical reform to the Vatican, proclaims an extraordinary Jubilee year, one "of Mercy." A new center-left government replaces its disgraced predecessor. And with crime lynchpin Samurai in jail, his protégé Sebastiano Laurenti attempts to establish himself as the designated successor. But he must reckon not only with a new generation of enterprising gangsters and racketeers--out to carve for themselves a slice of the profits and opportunities offered by the major public works planned for the Jubilee--but also with ambitious newly elected politician, Chiara Visone. <p>Betrayals, ambushes and infighting will inevitably alter the fragile political balance in the Eternal City. As the sharks circle, some tenuous hope endures in the unlikely alliance of an incorruptible politician of the old left and a young bishop who refuses to play the Vatican's power games. But it remains to be seen whether, in the long night of Rome, there is room for redemption. <p>Sharp, dark and taut, <i>The Night of Rome</i> is fiction that sails dangerously close to the wind of current events.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Praise for <i><b>The Night of Rome</b></i> <p>Bonini and de Cataldo bring a new sense of urgency to this tale of corruption, power vacuums, and the new Italy. Against the backdrop of a hopeful Rome, celebrating a new Pope and the incarceration of a mafia don, rising politicians clash with ambitious gangsters in what's bound to be one of the most heavy-hitting noirs of the year."--<i>CrimeReads</i> <p>Praise for Carlo Bonini and Giancarlo de Cataldo's <b><i>Suburra</i></b> <p>"Rome itself, in all its history, glory, and despair, is skillfully sewn into the fiber of <i>Suburra</i>...Evokes Mario Puzo's famous trilogy and other classics of the genre." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p>"[A] fast-moving crime thriller...an unflinching look at real-life widespread corruption in Italy." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p>"An enthralling noir novel that draws inspiration from the real-life scandals that have plagued Italy in recent years." --<i>Paris Match</i> <p>"With a bit of added splatter à la Tarantino, <i>Suburra</i> captures a great city that has been tragically handed over to political, economic, and criminal corruption." --<i>La Reppublica</i> <p>"No code of honor, magnificent godfathers, or other such nonsense here, just cynicism, rapacity, and money as the only value that matters. Made in the image of the world as it is. Chilling." --<i>Télerama</i> <p>"<i>Suburra</i> [tells] a story that's modern and universal." --<i>Vice</i> (on film adaptation of the novel) <p>"Bonini and De cataldo find the courage to recount the unadulterated truth of a city that seems to have forgotten it is part of the civilized world." --Paolo Sorrentino, Oscar Award-winning director of <i>The Great Beauty</i> <p>"Epic, dark, and sadly enlightening." --Maxim Jakubowski, <i>CrimeTime</i> <p>"A panoramic portrait of a city reminiscent of James Ellroy and Don Winslow in its mordant vision and epic scale." --John Dugdale, <i>The Times</i> <p>"Caustic and blunt...<i>Suburra</i> is a reminder that crime fiction can say as much about a society as other genres." --Barry Forshaw, <i>The Guardian</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Carlo Bonini</b> is a staff writer at the Italian national daily, <i>La Repubblica</i>. <p><b>Giancarlo de Cataldo</b> is the author of the bestselling novel, <i>Romanzo Criminale</i>, an essayist, the author of numerous TV screenplays, and a judge on the circuit court of Rome. <p>Antony Shugaar's translations for Europa Editions include <i>For Grace Received</i> by Valeria Parrella, <i>Everybody's Right</i> by Paolo Sorrentino, Fabio Bartolomei's <i>Alfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles</i>, and <i>Margherita Dolce Vita</i> by Stefano Benni.
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