The Goodbye Kiss

Book:	The Goodbye Kiss
Author:	Massimo Carlotto
Honors:	2007 Edgar-Paperback nominee Score: 6.57
Genres:	Mystery/Suspense books Fiction books
Publisher:	Europa Editions

Master of the Mediterranean noir—hard-boiled crime novels that call enticing but violent cities like Marseilles, Naples, and Algiers home—and ex-con himself, Massimo Carlotto has gained a reputation as one of the most talented writers working in the genre today.

An unscrupulous womanizer, as devoid of morals now as he once was full of idealistic fervor, returns to Italy where he is wanted for a series of crimes. To avoid prison he sells out his old friends, turns his back on his former ideals, and cuts deals with crooked cops. To earn himself the guise of respectability he is willing to go even further, maybe even as far as murder.

Massimo Carlotto’s first book, The Fugitive, deals with his time on the run in Latin America. He is author of many novels, including five titles in the extremely popular Alligator series.

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