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The Colombian Mule

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Massimo Carlotto has been called "the reigning king of Mediterranean noir" (Boston Phoenix) and "the best living Italian crime writer" (Il Manifesto).
In The Colombian Mule, Carlotto brings to riveting life the story of Arías Cuevas, who sets in motion a chain of bloody events when police catch him trying to carry a shipment of La Tía's cocaine into Italy. The intended recipient of the coke appears to have been art smuggler Nazzareno Corradi. But Corradi has been set up. He hires "the Alligator" to get him out of the mess he's in. Meanwhile, La Tía, a notoriously ruthless figure in the Colombian drug trade, is determined to move her operation to Italy, where cociane has beome all the rage among the professional classes. There's only one thing standing in her way: the Alligator.
The Alligator, an ex-con turned investigator, and his two companions, former underworld heavy Baniamino Rossini and Max the Memory, are among Massimo Carlotto's most vivid noir creations. Together, the three men will wade deep into a criminal world of few scruples, testing their own strict and specific moral code along the way.

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Series: Alligator Mystery Publisher: Europa

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 3, 2013

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781609451486
  • Release date: September 3, 2013

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781609451486
  • File size: 1028 KB
  • Release date: September 3, 2013

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Fiction Mystery

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English

Massimo Carlotto has been called "the reigning king of Mediterranean noir" (Boston Phoenix) and "the best living Italian crime writer" (Il Manifesto).
In The Colombian Mule, Carlotto brings to riveting life the story of Arías Cuevas, who sets in motion a chain of bloody events when police catch him trying to carry a shipment of La Tía's cocaine into Italy. The intended recipient of the coke appears to have been art smuggler Nazzareno Corradi. But Corradi has been set up. He hires "the Alligator" to get him out of the mess he's in. Meanwhile, La Tía, a notoriously ruthless figure in the Colombian drug trade, is determined to move her operation to Italy, where cociane has beome all the rage among the professional classes. There's only one thing standing in her way: the Alligator.
The Alligator, an ex-con turned investigator, and his two companions, former underworld heavy Baniamino Rossini and Max the Memory, are among Massimo Carlotto's most vivid noir creations. Together, the three men will wade deep into a criminal world of few scruples, testing their own strict and specific moral code along the way.

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Europa

    Kindle Book
    Release date: September 3, 2013

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781609451486
    Release date: September 3, 2013

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781609451486
    File size: 1028 KB
    Release date: September 3, 2013

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English