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White Suicide: One Man, One Death, Two Lives
White Suicide spins a story of espionage, secrecy and revenge in the months and years following the kidnapping and subsequent assassination of Aldo Moro. Known to be one of Italy’s, and the Cold War’s, visionary leaders, Aldo Moro served as Italian prime minister for two terms in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite his visionary status, he was a risk to NATO due to his close connection to the Italian Communist Party (PCI). Moro was kidnapped on 16 March 1978, the day he was set to attend a vote of confidence for a coalition government with the PCI. He was later assassinated after 54 days in captivity.
Initially set in the anni di piombo (Years of Lead), a period of social and political turmoil in Italy that took place over twenty years, from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, the novel stokes suspicion about who was really behind Moro’s kidnapping and subsequent murder. The Red Brigade, CIA and P2 Masonic Lodge each have their hands drenched in this retelling of a previously neglected piece of Italian history.
Spanning the period from 1944–1987, with its dark heart being the perennially troubled Italian–American relationship, White Suicide is a fast-paced, gripping political thriller of conspiracy and intrigue that will delight readers of John le Carré, Dan Brown, David Baldacci and Michael Dobbs.
Initially set in the anni di piombo (Years of Lead), a period of social and political turmoil in Italy that took place over twenty years, from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, the novel stokes suspicion about who was really behind Moro’s kidnapping and subsequent murder. The Red Brigade, CIA and P2 Masonic Lodge each have their hands drenched in this retelling of a previously neglected piece of Italian history.
Spanning the period from 1944–1987, with its dark heart being the perennially troubled Italian–American relationship, White Suicide is a fast-paced, gripping political thriller of conspiracy and intrigue that will delight readers of John le Carré, Dan Brown, David Baldacci and Michael Dobbs.
448 pages, Hardcover
Published November 9, 2023
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June 24, 2026
A cracking book for which I now blame my tired state upon,
This books keeps you intrigued throughout, with little pause in the thriller bar to find a dictionary to assist with the diverse lexicon, or if you are being particularly erudite an italian dictionary as well.
I enjoyed the pacing, a detailed thriller broken into lively chapters split across an array of characters. It was this array of characters that won the five stars for me, each character was written in fashion with such unique personalities, shifted language, perspective and depth as to make them and their relations feel whole.
Really something i'd like to learn from writing characters going forth, from how a husband and wife reflect on their shared love to how two political kingpins view their powers against their adversary.
Also, now I want to go to Sicily.
This books keeps you intrigued throughout, with little pause in the thriller bar to find a dictionary to assist with the diverse lexicon, or if you are being particularly erudite an italian dictionary as well.
I enjoyed the pacing, a detailed thriller broken into lively chapters split across an array of characters. It was this array of characters that won the five stars for me, each character was written in fashion with such unique personalities, shifted language, perspective and depth as to make them and their relations feel whole.
Really something i'd like to learn from writing characters going forth, from how a husband and wife reflect on their shared love to how two political kingpins view their powers against their adversary.
Also, now I want to go to Sicily.
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