“Mediterranean noir is about telling big stories, stories that recount great transformations, stories that denounce what is wrong but at the same time posit the culture of solidarity as an alternative to that of greed and violence.”—Massimo Carlotto

Giorgio Pellegrini, the unforgettable hero of The Goodbye Kiss, has been living an “honest” life for eleven years. But that’s about to change. His lawyer has been playing him, and now Giorgio is forced into service as an unwilling errand boy for an organized crime syndicate. At one time, Giorgio wouldn’t have thought twice about robbing, kidnapping and killing in order to get what he wanted or to get out of a mess like this. But these days he’s too long in the tooth to face his enemies head-on. To get back to his peaceful life as a successful businessman he’s going to have to find another way to shake off the mob. Fortunately, though Giorgio’s circumstances may have changed, deep down he’s still the ruthless killer he used to be.

Massimo Carlotto
Massimo Carlotto was born in Padua, Italy. In addition to the many titles in his extremely popular “Alligator” series, he is also the author of The Fugitive, Death’s Dark Abyss, Poisonville, Bandit Love, and At the End of a Dull Day. He is one of Italy’s most popular authors and a major exponent of the Mediterranean Noir novel.

• May 4 2014
  CRIMEPIECES: The Best of April's Reading
  
• Apr 15 2014
  CRIMEPIECES: "Completely compelling... sit back and enjoy the stark brutality of Carlotto’s writing."
  
• Dec 31 2013
  Crime Fiction Lover: Marina Sofia chooses At the End of a Dull Day as her standout book of 2013
  
• Nov 4 2013
  The Library Journal: "Hard stuff but good."
  
• Sep 20 2013
  Raven Crime Reads: "This is Italian hardboiled noir at its best."
  
• Aug 20 2013
  New York Times Magazine blog: "This novel...completely hijacked my attention."