Maurizio de Giovanni (All reviews)
- Jun 19 2019
Cold for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone
— Seeing The World Through Books - Jul 3 2018
★ Nameless Serenade: Nocturne for Commissario Ricciardi
— Publishers Weekly - Jul 18 2017
Maurizio de Giovanni–GLASS SOULS: MOTHS FOR COMMISSARIO RICCIARDI
— Seeing the World through Books - Jul 5 2017
These small presses can help you think big about summer reading
— The Washington Post - Apr 25 2017
Books to Look Forward to from Europa Editions
— Shots Magazine - Apr 16 2017
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone by Maurizio De Giovanni tr. Andrew Shegaar #WorldNoir
— Word by Word - Feb 13 2017
New Naples-Set Series ‘Bastards of Pizzofalcone’ Scores Record TV Ratings in Italy
— Variety - Jan 11 2017
Review: Maurizio de Giovanni – Viper
— Crimepieces - Nov 10 2016
Mystery set in Naples
— Trip Fiction - Nov 7 2016
Seasons of blood: The Commissario Ricciardi novels of Maurizio De Giovanni
— Exotic and irrational entertainment - Oct 11 2016
Tender Noir
— LA Review of Books - Jun 20 2016
“Another Corruption of Love”: Maurizio de Giovanni, Everyone In Their Place
— Open Letters Monthly - Jun 19 2016
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone
— Lafriction - Jun 9 2016
By My Hand by Maurizio de Giovanni
— Books are magic - Jun 3 2016
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone by Maurizio de Giovanni
— Bookforum - May 31 2016
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— i-Italy - May 27 2016
The Mysteries of Naples
— Wall Street Journal - May 17 2016
Book Review : "Viper" by Maurizio de Giovanni
— Echoes of an empty mind - Apr 6 2016
Maurizio de Giovanni–THE BASTARDS OF PIZZOFALCONE
— Seeing the World through Books - Feb 15 2016
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone
— Pulp Den - Feb 2 2016
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone
— Publishers Weekly - Feb 1 2016
The Bottom of Your Heart: Inferno for Commissario Ricciardi
— Historical novel society - Jan 23 2016
Book Review : "Everyone in their place," by Maurizio De Giovanni
— Echoes of an Empty Mind - Nov 19 2015
The Bottom of Your Heart: Inferno for Commissario Ricciardi
— Barnes & Nobles Review - Nov 9 2015
Maurizio de Giovanni–THE BOTTOM OF YOUR HEART
— SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH BOOKS - Nov 3 2015
Mike Ripley's Getting away with murder
— Shots Magazine - Apr 21 2015
Viper featured in round-up of international crime
— The Independent - Apr 7 2015
Publisher's Weekly, "New readers and returning fans should savor this novel like a Neapolitan pastiera". - Mar 4 2015
Mary Whipple, Seeing the World through Books- "Everyone will agree, I suspect, that this is de Giovanni’s best novel yet – great fun!" - Sep 22 2014
Publishers Weekly Starred Review: "The book's strongest appeal is in its convincing portrayal of life under Mussolini." - Aug 11 2014
Publishers Weekly: "Engaging characters and melancholy atmosphere." - Aug 11 2014
Mary Whipple Reviews: "The interpersonal relationships in Maurizio de Giovanni’s novels set them apart from many other noir mysteries." - Aug 4 2014
Open Letters Monthly: "An absolutely terrific series." - Jul 31 2014
Shots Magazine: "One of the most entrancing series of crime novels." - Jul 7 2014
Shiny New Books: "One of the most shocking climaxes to a crime novel I’ve read in a very long time." - Jun 16 2014
Love Reading: "A humdinger of a mystery with a heart." - May 7 2014
Crime Scraps: "A brilliant example of noir that drifts pleasingly into black comedy... This is the best book of the trilogy so far." - Apr 25 2014
Library Journal: "A superb novel for fans of Italian noir." - Apr 21 2014
The New York Times Sunday Book Review: "De Giovanni’s slashing wit cuts deeply into his cameo portraits of the high and mighty, even as his elegant style ennobles the wretched lives he views with such compassion." - Mar 19 2014
Open Letter Monthly: "De Giovanni is a masterful plotter and sub-plotter; it’s a joy to ease into his complete command of his craft" - Mar 9 2014
Mary Whipple Reviews: "Guaranteed to shock long-time fans of the first three novels." - Dec 15 2013
The New York Times: Reading a novel by Maurizio de Giovanni is like stepping into a Vittorio De Sica movie." - Dec 4 2013
ShotsMag: Selects Everyone in Their Place as Shot of the Year In Translation - Dec 3 2013
Mary Whipple Reviews: [The reader is] so intrigued (and often charmed) with [de Giovanni's] characters, and Commissario Ricciardi, in particular, that the wait for THE DAY OF THE DEAD, due in April 2014, seems very long." - Oct 22 2013
The Library Journal: "a solid series with an intriguing detective" - Oct 16 2013
Pulp Den: "a wonderful read, and kept my interest to the last page." - Jun 3 2013
Publishers Weekly: "The story delights in dichotomies." - May 29 2013
Crime Scraps Review: "This is one of the best books I have read this year." - May 7 2013
Mary Whipple Reviews: "De Giovanni’s gift for description applies equally to his lyrical passages about the beauty of spring and the horrors of a murder scene." - May 6 2013
The Daily Beast: "De Giovanni has created one of the most interesting and well-drawn detectives in fiction."