Book description
Massimo Carlotto has been described as the reigning king of
Mediterranean noir” (Boston Phoenix), more noir than even the
toughest American noir” (Josh Bazell, author of Beat the Reaper),
about as gritty as they come” (The New York Times), and the best
living Italian crime writer” (Il Manifesto). Here, making his American
debut, is Carlotto's most famous and beloved serial character: ex-con
turned private investigator Marco Buratti, a. k.a The Alligator.
Closing the door on a crime ridden past, Marco Buratti plans to spend
the rest of his days in the darkness of a seedy nightclub sipping
Calvados and listening to the blues. But things don't quite work out
as he planned: though he may be through with his past, his past isn't
through with him. When his gangster friend, Beniamino Rossini's
girlfriend is kidnapped, Buratti is forced to investigate a case of
international drug dealing. He will be thrown headfirst into the
underworld he had struggled to escape. Here, new and old criminal
organizations collide and innocent bystanders are as hard to find as
straight cops. Marco The Alligator” Buratti is not only one of the
most fully realized characters in contemporary crime fiction but also
the ideal vivisector of a world in which criminals hold all the cards.
