{"product_id":"suburra-paperback","title":"Suburra - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlo Bonini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGiancarlo de Cataldo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"razor-sharp political thriller set during the dying days of Berlusconi's regime\" that inspired the Netflix original series (\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis \"fast-moving crime thriller\" takes a deep dive into a politically and financially corrupt contemporary Italy, where crime families, corrupt politicians, and new rabid criminal elements battle each other for control of a glittering prize--a multibillion-dollar development twenty miles from the Italian capital (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003eDuring the final days of Silvio Berlusconi's reign, a massive development proposal that will turn the depressed coastal settlement of Ostia into a gambling paradise, a Las Vegas on the Mediterranean, is winding its way through the Italian legislature thanks to the sponsorship of politicians in the pay of crime syndicates. It's business as usual in the Italian capital. Or so it seems. A vicious gang of local thugs loyal to nobody but themselves is insisting on a bigger cut than agreed upon. The Mafia and their political puppets aren't going to back down without a fight. And one policeman, pushed to the sidelines, may not be able to stop an all-out war . . .With a plot that \"thrills from the get-go,\" \u003cem\u003eSuburra\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling work of international crime fiction and the inspiration for the popular Netflix series of the same name (\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A novel of Rome, meaning that the city itself, in all its history, glory, and despair, is skillfully sewn into the fiber of the tale. . . . Evokes Mario Puzo's famous trilogy and other classics of the genre.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlo Bonini\u003c\/b\u003e is an Italian writer and journalist for the Italian national\u003cbr\u003e daily, \u003ci\u003eLa Repubblica\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiancarlo De Cataldo\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling novelist, essayist, the author of numerous TV screenplays, and a judge on the circuit court of Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntony Shugaar\u003c\/b\u003e's\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003etranslations for Europa Editions include seven books in the Commissario Ricciardi series by Maurizio de Giovanni, \u003ci\u003eFor Grace Received \u003c\/i\u003eby Valeria Parrella, Fabio Bartolomei's \u003ci\u003eAlfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Margherita Dolce Vita \u003c\/i\u003eby Stefano Benni.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247640592633,"sku":"9781609454074","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/d0oza0tTRmd0cWlaa2RTbHF4VFc1Zz09.webp?v=1768626904","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/suburra-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}