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The Mannequin Man - Luca Di Fulvio

Description: ISBN 1904738133 / Author: Luca Di Fulvio / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Know why she's smiling? he asked, pointing a small torch at the ... more

The Mannequin Man - Luca Di Fulvio ... corpse. Fish hooks. Two fish hooks at the corners of her mouth, a bit of nylon, pull it round the back of the head and tie a knot. Amaldi noticed the metallic glint at the corners of the taut mouth. Inspector Amaldi had enough problems. A city choked by a rubbish strike, a beautiful student harassed by a telephone stalker, an arson case at the city orphanage. Then the mutilated bodies begin to appear.

Newest Review: ... man spying on them from behind a bush. Something snaps in him and he shoots and kills the two men before mutilating the young ... more

... girl. Inspector Giacomo Almadi and his colleague, Nicola Frese don't take too much notice of the report of the deaths to begin with; they have enough on their plates with a city-wide rubbish strike, the disappearance of some important files, and a young girl with a stalker. However, when badly mutilated bodies with limbs replaced by wooden ones start turning up, they realise that there may be a connection with the murder of the two lovers and the old man, which seems to have been the murderer's initiation to killing...more

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The Mannequin Man - Luca Di Fulvio: An Italian Hannibal Lechter? (770 words)
by sunmeilan - written on 30.05.06 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Introduction I've had a couple of bad experiences with books badly translated from the original language recently, but I'm glad I didn't let it put me off, because this book was well worth the read. Patrick McKeown, the translator, has done a superb job of converting a beautifully written book into English. The author, Luca di Fulvio, has been likened to Thomas Harris, the author of the Hannibal Lecter novels, and there are definitely some comparisons to be made; also with Henning Mankell. Anyone who enjoys thrillers rather than the traditional cozy type of crime fiction will enjoy this book. The author Luca di Fulvio is based in Rome. He writes ...

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