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Genova 1944: dal passato un nuovo caso per Bacci Pagano
In una corsia d’ospedale Bacci Pagano sta vegliando Jasmìne Kilamba: è riuscito a stento a liberarla da una gang di sadici assassini e ora la donna sta lottando tra la vita e la morte. Lo avvicina un anziano tedesco di nome Kurt Hessen, arrivato a Genova alla ricerca del fratellastro italiano, del quale sa soltanto che la madre era di Sestri Ponente e si faceva chiamare Nicla... Hessen vuole affidare l’indagine all’investigatore dei carruggi, che d’istinto rifiuta. Ma a convincerlo bastano un assegno molto, troppo generoso e, forse, qualche altro oscuro motivo. Inizia così un viaggio nel passato che riporta Bacci alla Genova del 1944 popolata di soldati tedeschi, fascisti, partigiani e spie, dove i suoi genitori e il nonno Baciccia lavoravano come operai e Nicla serviva alla mensa dell’Ansaldo Fossati. L’immagine della giovane, informatrice della Resistenza infiltrata presso i nazisti, si sovrappone a quella di Jasmìne, prostituta nera fuggita da una terra senza speranza. E anche la città dilaniata dalla guerra, dalla miseria e dalla fame si confonde con la metropoli contemporanea, investita dal vento della globalizzazione.
- ISBN: 8811694477
- Casa Editrice: Garzanti
- Pagine: 256
- Data di uscita: 01-06-2011
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A gripping mystery that weaves fascinating World War II history into a contemporary Italian detective’s search for the truth. From the start of the novel, I was captured by the vivid scenes of street life in Genoa and introduction to the troubled detective Bacci Pagano. Bacci, who was jailed earlier Leggi tutto
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“The German Client” is a dual timeline, dual point of view novel that begins by following a private investigator, Bacci Pagano, as he is approached by a wealthy man looking to find his half brother. Reluctantly, he accepts the job and soon finds himself investigating what happened to a group of part Leggi tutto
Using his own family history, Morchio crafts a story of secrets dating back to a period during World War Two that have now spilled over into the modern day. When a dying Professor from Germany seeks out Pagano, the investigator is forced to dig deep into the long concealed wartime memories of family Leggi tutto
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