num_pages: 200
description: A psychopathic killer of university students is on the loose in Bologna. Rookie detective Grazia Negro is put in charge of this critical investigation, with only her gut instincts to guide her. She gets an unexpected breakthrough when she meets Simone, a young blind man who spends his days at home alone, listening to jazz and to the sounds of the city on his scanner. From the multiple perspectives of the detective, the blind man, and the assassin, Lucarelli weaves a gripping thriller. Carlo Lucarelli , one of the most exciting young writers in Europe, has written eleven novels, all of them noirs. He also hosts a television series, teaches writing in Torino, sings in a post-punk band, and edits an on-line magazine, Incubatoio 16.
language: English
title: Almost Blue
titlecomplete: Almost Blue (City Lights Italian Voices)
genres: 20th Century, Crime, Italian Literature, Thriller, Italy, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Detective, Mystery
ratings_count: 2728
series: L'Iguana, Ispettore Grazia Negro
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: CWA Silver Dagger
publisher: City Lights Publishers