2015, pp. 408, $ 18.00 Region: Italy Book collection: World Noir
In this new installment in the Commissario Ricciardi series, a renowned surgeon falls to his death from his office window setting off an investigation that will bring Ricciardi into contact with the most torrid, conflicting, and enduring of human passions.
A hapless young student with a brilliant academic career ahead of him and a shy, preternaturally perceptive woman from the north fall in love. John and Mariam, troubled lovers and unforgettable characters, struggle to cling together in a place that is determined to tear them apart.
Enticed by the promise of adventure and reward, three explorers, bound not by friendship, but by a dependence founded on survival, scout an uncharted island in the Antarctic named "Everland".
Exquisitely written, Mayumi and the Sea of Happiness is part wry confession, part serious meditation. At its most anxious, it’s a book about time, at its most ecstatic, it’s a deeply human story about pleasure.