Sicilian Uncles Av Leonardo Sciascia

A crime has been committed in a public place. A dark-suited man was shot as he ran for a bus. The investigating officer of the crime soon finds that, in this small Mafia-run town, no one saw him fall...

Uglens dag regnes som verdens første mafiaroman, og er en internasjonal klassiker. Sciascia utga kriminalromanen i 1961, på et tidspunkt da mafiaens eksistens ble offentlig fornektet. Boka førte til bred debatt og til ny åpenhet om både CosaNostra...

A string of high-profile murders leads an inspector to believe there is more to his case than mere personal grudge - but can he prove it?

Abbot Vella is a schemer who sets out to exploit the Sicilian aristocracy by making reference to a fictitious ancient Arabic chronicle that enhances the rights of some families and justifies the claim of Naples over the island community.