Black run
Subtitle: a novel
By: Antonio Manzini ; translated from the Italian by Antony Shugaar
Contributors: Shugaar, Antony, translator
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780062310040; 9780062310057
Subjects: Murder; Investigation; Fiction
Work titles: Pista nera
Description: Getting into serious trouble with the wrong people, deputy prefect of police Rocco Schiavone is exiled to Aosta, a small, touristy alpine town far from his beloved Rome. The sophisticated and crotchety Roman despises mountains, snow, and the provincial locals as much as he disdains his superiors and their petty rules. But he loves solving crimes. When a mangled body has been discovered on a ski run above Champoluc, Rocco immediately faces his first challenge--identifying the victim, a complex procedure complicated by his ignorance of the customs, dialect, and history of his new home. Proud and undaunted, Rocco makes his way among the ski runs, mountain huts, and aerial tramways, meeting ski instructors, Alpine guides, the hardworking, enigmatic folk of Aosta, and a few beautiful locals eager to give him a warm welcome. It won't be easy, this mountain life, especially with a corpse or two in the mix. But then there's nothing that makes Rocco feel more at home than an investigation.
Notes: Originally published in Italian as Pista Nera in Italy in 2013 by Sellerio Editore.

Translation from the Italian of: Pista nera.