The Mannequin Man
by Luca Di Fulvio

Cover Design: Killian Strong

Crime Paperback Original

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“Know why she’s smiling?” he asked, pointing a small torch at the 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. Pretty straightforward, right?” Amaldi noticed the metallic glint at the corners of the taut mouth.

Inspector Amaldi has enough problems. A city choked by a pestilent rubbish strike, a beautiful student harassed by a telephone stalker, a colleague dying of cancer and the mysterious disappearance of arson files concerning the city’s orphanage. Then the mutilated bodies begin to appear.

This novel of violence and decay, with its vividly portrayed characters, takes place over a few oppressive weeks in an unnamed Italian city that strongly evokes Genoa.

Short listed for the European Crime Writing Prize

Author Information
Luca di Fulvio, born in 1957, lives and works in Rome. He is a much acclaimed novelist, screenwriter and playwright. The Mannequin Man is his first crime novel. His self-avowed schizophrenic nature...

The Translator
Patrick McKeown is well known for his translation work from French and Italian.

Praise for The Mannequin Man
'A novel that caresses and kisses in order to violate the reader with greater ease.' Rolling Stone

'The Mannequin Man is a powerful psycho-thriller of spine-shivering intensity.' The Times

Internet links
Di Fulvio-Author Interview
www.nonleggere.it/ default.asp?content=%2 Fnarrativa%2 Fblu1%2 Fluca%5Fdi%5Ffulvio%2 Fschedaautore%2 Easp

Di Fulvio-Review
italian-mysteries.com/LDF01.html