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F. Lucentini

    This author duo is particularly noted for their editorial work on the Urania series of Italian science fiction compilations, which they curated from 1964 to 1985. Their stewardship significantly shaped the landscape and direction of Italian science fiction during a pivotal era. Through their careful selection of works, they influenced public taste and introduced both emerging talents and established authors. Their legacy is evident in the deep understanding and passion for science fiction that radiates from their contributions.

    Oscar Moderni: Il palio delle contrade morte
    The Lover of No Fixed Abode
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood
    The Sunday Woman
    A che punto è la notte
    • The Mystery of Edwin Drood

      • 239 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      The tombs and gargoyles of ancient Cloisterham Cathedral provide the background for a search for Edwin Drood's murderer.

      The Mystery of Edwin Drood2000
      3.8
    • The Lover of No Fixed Abode

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Set in Venice, over three days in winter. She, a Roman princess, has come to seek undervalued paintings; he is a strange, strikingly erudite tour guide. A touching love story and the revelation of criminal shenanigans in the Venetian art world. But, at the core, the deeply intriguing mystery of the guide's true identity.

      The Lover of No Fixed Abode1990
      3.9
    • Torino, sera del 25 febbraio. Un'esplosione uccide don Pezza mentre è intento a una strana predica, molto più simile a una rappresentazione teatrale che a una funzione religiosa. E' proprio la tragica morte del sacerdote a dare avvio ad uno dei casi più avvincenti e delicati nella carriera del commissario Santamaria, deciso a fare luce sul legame che unisce i misteriosi affari di un parroco visionario a oscure macchinazioni del mondo dell'alta finanza e della grande industria. E sarà un'indagine senza tregua, all'inseguimento di un assassino abilissimo nel fare perdere le proprie tracce in un dedalo di false piste e di presunti colpevoli. Un giallo serrato e rigoroso, un libro di grande fascino.

      A che punto è la notte1989
      4.0
    • The Sunday Woman

      • 414 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      In Turin, a somewhat shady architect, who engages in strange dealings, is found dead with his head crushed by a large marble phallus. Thus begins one of the most famous police investigations in Italian literature, led gently yet firmly by Commissioner Santamaria. He is a kind and composed officer, intelligent and determined, driven by a sweet ethical indignation towards the social class he must scrutinize as an investigator. The commissioner navigates the upper echelons of Turin, moving among refinements and snobberies, sublime sarcasms and false laughter, displayed etiquette and exaggerated nonchalance. This mirrors a desperate attempt to conceal the emptiness of lives largely wasted, complicating the task of the middle-class Santamaria.

      The Sunday Woman1989
      4.0
    • Una sottile strategia di paura e mistero avvolge i preparativi del Palio. Ma quale Palio? Quello delle 17 contrade vive presenti nella piazza tra squilli di trombe e volteggiar di bandiere... o quello delle 6 contrade morte che oscuramente, beffardamente continuano a correre e vincere?

      Oscar Moderni: Il palio delle contrade morte1989
      3.1