This just in from www.Crimereads.com on the occasion of the publication of the paperback edition by Polis Books…
In Racanelli’s debut, a complex portrait of Italian ties and influence in New York City, two NYPD detectives investigate the murder an air force pilot with ties to the Ustica massacre, the infamous 1980 aviation disaster. Racanelli brings together a wide and intriguing cast to depict corruption at every level of the city’s power structure and a tangled web of favors and debts extending across an ocean to a troubled homeland. –Dwyer Murphy, CrimeReads Editor-in-Chief
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2021
Verified Purchase Tightly plotted, deftly written. Also, if you care, writing is far far superior to Dan Brown’s.
5.0 out of 5 stars A new crime master emerges
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2021
Verified Purchase Vito Racanelli’s first novel is a masterpiece of crime fiction. It’s an addictive blend of New York cops and an ancient Italian crime syndicate, all wrapped up in a true unsolved mystery. The two New York blues are a winning pair, the inter-continental settings are gorgeously described, the mystery is a surprise a minute and the action never lets up. I couldn’t put it down. I sense a long and satisfying series coming, and I can’t wait for the next installment. Bravo!
Nancy or Rich
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent and witty
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
The Man in Milan by Vito Racanelli – 5 Stars
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ISBN: 9781951709112 Very good plot and story. I really enjoyed Rossi and Turner, partner NYPD detectives, whose conversations were not only intelligent, but witty. They were a perfect team and both totally committed to resolving not only their initial mystery of discovering the murderer of an Italian man, but also an answer to the real downing of an Italian passenger plane crash, known as the Ustica Massacre, that killed 81 people that the first murder led them to pursue. This novel was enjoyable and captivating throughout. The author did not disguise the events too much and continually led you to question certain suspects involved in the investigations. I knew immediately that this would end the way it did confirming any doubts that a series is obviously in the making. T this was excellent standalone novel and a great tease for follow-on. I certainly will be waiting for the next episode with Rossi and Turner pitted against the mischievous elites in Italy. Although the next assignment has already been decided, one can almost expect this unsolved items from this novel will come up again.
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020
An excellent thriller that kept me hooked till the end.