DENIED CRIMES
by Daniela Alibrandi
GENRE: Thriller
Blurb:
In Rome, in the middle of a cold winter in the Eighties, preparations for Christmas are in full swing. Near the Vatican City, in a workshop of sacred objects and clothes, old Rinaldo's day begins, as always, among the tourists crowding the streets and the smell of freshly baked pizza. At the same time, Commissioner Rosco says goodbye to the agents of his team, before the imminent transfer to the Rieti police station: the punishment for a mistake made during his last case. A forced confinement that will become the opportunity to show off his intuition and investigate a crime committed thirty years earlier. The two apparently unrelated situations will intertwine in a crescendo of incredible events, after the strange death of old Rinaldo, while a creepy voice follows the entire unfolding of the narration. With her original and clear style, here imbued with faith and sacredness, Daniela Alibrandi offers the reader a multidimensional thriller full of twists, centered on the eternal struggle between Good and Evil.
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Excerpt:
They stared at each other for a long moment, during which she also seemed happy to see his face again—his lively green eyes, the wild red tangle of beard and mustache framing his lips, and his tousled Titian-colored hair. The freckles covering his skin made him seem even more vulnerable.
They would never know exactly what happened between them, only that they suddenly found themselves kissing—wildly at first, then tenderly—as he cupped her face in his hands like it was a fragile jewel, he was afraid of breaking.
Her eyes filled with tears that seemed like despair, but maybe they were just happiness. And he kissed those tears too, as they moved together toward the bedroom—one she had cleaned meticulously—where fresh sheets, fragrant with fabric softener, awaited them.
The rest of the world disappeared as he touched her ivory skin, where the dark bruises on her slender arms stood out in an ugly contrast. Rosco kissed even those marks that marred her candor, then moved to her soft breasts, gently nibbling at the hardened nipples of her desire. And finally, he entered her—smooth and wet, warm and enveloping. He never wanted to let go of her.
A rock immersed in a restless sea—that was what he felt like in her arms—caressed by gentle waves, then struck by giant swells, overwhelmed by the high foaming of the tides, submerged by the fierce roar of the current.
" I love you; I love you; I love you…" he whispered desperately.
Not orphans, but abandoned children who now meant everything to each other—it was hard to let go, to return to their own identities. And only when their bodies finally separated, did she speak.
My Review:
Commissioner Rosco is reassigned to the police station in Rieti as a consequence of an error made during his previous case. Rosco delves into an investigation from thirty years ago. He identifies numerous suspects, each with their own distinct motives for their actions.
Denied Crimes provides a glimpse into the narratives of different characters regarding the events that transpired long ago. The case kept me captivated, filled with questions about what occurred, who was responsible for the crime, and the reasons behind it.
I also found myself curious about these individuals and why they felt compelled to act as they did. Who was the victim? What kind of person was he? What could he have done to warrant such a horrific fate?
When the truth was revealed, I was taken aback. I emphasize “taken aback” because I always hope that stories of this nature leave me stunned and questioning why people engage in such dreadful acts. It’s truly heartbreaking.
Denied Crimes is an engrossing and thought-provoking read that kept me turning the pages, eager to uncover what had happened and the motivations behind it all. The descriptions were crafted with such vividness that it was easy to visualize everything in my mind, as if it were unfolding right before me.
Denied Crimes is a must-read for all fans of crime thrillers. Get your copy of Denied Crimes today!
About the Author:
Daniela Alibrandi is the author of successful thrillers and noirs in Italy and abroad. She was born in Rome, and lived and studied in the United States. In her professional life, she has been involved in cultural exchanges within the Council of Europe and the European Union. With her seventeen published novels, six English editions and many short stories she is a prominent figure in the Italian literary scene. Her writings have often been featured in national newspapers and literary columns on RAI Italian television and radio broadcasts. The author, always present with her novels in the most important national bookfairs, has also won several national literary awards and the 2022 Women Art Week Award for her literary career. Some of her Italian editions are present in Harvard and Yale libraries as well as in New York Public Library.
This author’s style has been defined was often defined multidimensional, until it was officialized as MultiDimensionCrime (Acronym MDCrime). A reading experience that forges imagination in a multi-dimensional way. In the complex and intertwined plots of her novels, which lead to sudden and unexpected twists, the characteristics of different strands are harmoniously blended. The reader follows the investigation to solve a murder and at the same time he amazingly enters the mind of the killer, reasoning alongside him, preparing the crime with him, and even partaking in the victims’ despair and terror. All in a growing suspense, both during the narration and in the final pages, when the reader often has to question all the beliefs he has developed during the reading.
On last May 5th, Daniela Alibrandi published her English edition of the book “Denied Crimes”. Set in Rome during the 1980s, it takes the reader to discover the most mysterious and iconic places of the Eternal City, even leading him to the underground of the Vatican City. The book is the second of the MDCrime series Rome’s Multi-Dimensional Crimes, set in Rome’s undergrounds between the late Seventies and the Eighties, whose plots are not connected and can be read independently, all standalone.
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