Lorenzo Carcaterra
Author
Series
Nonna Maria series volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As Nonna Maria's longtime friend and sometimes colleague, Captain Murino of the Ischian caribineri, never wanted to see harm brought to the doorstep of everyone's favorite espresso-brewing, counseling-giving amateur sleuth. But when you live a long life, you're bound to make a few enemies. And when those enemies come calling, you have to rely on friends. Faced with an assassin seeking revenge for a decades-old grudge, Captain Murino has no choice...
Author
Series
Nonna Maria series volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When a crime on a beautiful Italian island stumps the police, locals locals turn to the nosy, elderly widow Nonna Maria in this transporting mystery from author Lorenzo Carcaterra. Nonna Maria has lived in Ischia, a little island in the Gulf of Naples, her entire life. Recognizable by the widow's black she's worn every day for decades, Maria always has pasta on the stove and espresso in the pot for the neighbors who stop by to ask her advice on life...
Author
Series
Tank Rizzo novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As one of the NYPD's most trusted "tin badges"--retired detectives brought in to solve cases that are beyond the reach of the everyday force--Tank Rizzo has faced off against some of the city's toughest criminals without breaking a sweat. To tackle a case involving a dangerous kingpin known as Gonzo, Tank turns to his best friend and ex-partner, Pearl; a former mobster living out a seemingly quiet retirement as the owner of Tank's favorite Italian...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
At sixty-six, Lorenzo Carcaterra finds it easier to reflect on the past than ruminate on the future. "By the time you reach my age," he writes, "you have witnessed too much loss to not be aware of what lies ahead." This turn to the past inspired a poignant memoir about the women who made him the man he is today. His Italian grandmother, Nonna Maria, gave him his first taste of a loving home during the summers he spent with her as a teenager on Ischia,...
Author
Series
Nonna Maria series volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Nonna Maria sets out to clear her goddaughter's name and uncover the checkered past of an unidentifiable victim in this transporting mystery"--
Author
Series
Tank Rizzo novels volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Former NYPD detective Tank Rizzo and his partner, Pearl, tackle two corruption cases involving a dirty cop who is sending innocents to jail and the money-laundering accounting firm behind his brother's mysterious death.
7) Sleepers
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Four young friends from Hell's Kitchen get into trouble and are sent to reform school, where they are sexually abused by guards. Years later, two of the boys are seeking revenge and rely on the other two boys to protect them.