Death and the dolce vita
Subtitle: the dark side of Rome in the 1950s
By: Stephen Gundle
Publisher: Canongate
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781847676542
Subjects: Social conditions; Crime; Corruption; History
Description: By the 1950s, Italy was in the process of reinventing itself and becoming one of the most glamorous places on earth. But the murder of Wilma Montesi exposed a darker side of Roman life--a life of corruption, cover-ups and carnal pleasures. It was a crime that the newspapers, the public and one particularly determined detective wanted to get to the heart of.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-365) and index.