| Holy Smoke Contributor(s): Benacquista, Tonino (Author), Hunter, Adriana (Translator) |
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ISBN: 190473801X ISBN-13: 9781904738015 Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: "Boisterous black comedy . . . funny and goodhearted, with much incident and expert enthusiasm for sex, food and drink."-"The Literary Review" "Much to enjoy in the clash of cultures and superstitions, even a tasty recipe for poisoning your friends with pasta. Detail like this places European crime writing on a par with its American counterpart."-"Belfast Independent" Some favors simply cannot be refused. Tonio agrees to write a love letter for Dario, a low-rent Paris gigolo. When Dario is murdered, a single bullet to the head, Tonio finds he has been left a small vineyard near Naples. The wine is undrinkable, but an elaborate scam has been set up. The smell of easy money attracts the unwanted attentions of the Mafia and the Vatican and the unbridled hatred of the locals. Mafiosi aren't choir boys, and monsignors can be very much like Mafiosi. Winner of three mystery prizes in one year, including the Grand Prix de la Littrature Policire and the Prix Mystre de la Critique. Tonino Benacquista, born in France of Italian immigrants, dropped out of film studies to finance his writing career. After being in turn a museum watchman, a train guard on the Paris-Rome line and a professional parasite on the Paris cocktail circuit, he is now a highly successful author of fiction and film scripts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery - Fiction | Satire |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004426495 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.18" W x 7.82" (0.43 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Boisterous black comedy . . . funny and goodhearted, with much incident and expert enthusiasm for sex, food and drink."--The Literary Review "Much to enjoy in the clash of cultures and superstitions, even a tasty recipe for poisoning your friends with pasta. Detail like this places European crime writing on a par with its American counterpart."--Belfast Independent Some favors simply cannot be refused. Tonio agrees to write a love letter for Dario, a low-rent Paris gigolo. When Dario is murdered, a single bullet to the head, Tonio finds he has been left a small vineyard near Naples. The wine is undrinkable, but an elaborate scam has been set up. The smell of easy money attracts the unwanted attentions of the Mafia and the Vatican and the unbridled hatred of the locals. Mafiosi aren't choir boys, and monsignors can be very much like Mafiosi. Winner of three mystery prizes in one year, including the Grand Prix de la Litt rature Polici re and the Prix Myst re de la Critique. Tonino Benacquista, born in France of Italian immigrants, dropped out of film studies to finance his writing career. After being in turn a museum watchman, a train guard on the Paris-Rome line and a professional parasite on the Paris cocktail circuit, he is now a highly successful author of fiction and film scripts. |
