A band of cops called The Panthers rule a city nicknamed "The Jungle" with their own tarnished code of ethics; but when an especially murderous criminal kingpin is on the rise, they pull out all the stops in Piergiorgio Pulixi's The Night of the Panthers.
This very tough crime novel in the World Noir line is as amoral a thriller as I've read, as the cops try to out-bad the worst of the worst. The novel moves at a lightning pace, and has looks into Italian life, but a constant barrage of murder, rape, and torture make it not for all audiences.
About as bleak a crime story as you'll find, but Pulixi's colorful characters and breakneck storytelling is of interest.
I was sent this by World Noir, a part of Europa Editions, and have enjoyed all of their offerings thus far.
This very tough crime novel in the World Noir line is as amoral a thriller as I've read, as the cops try to out-bad the worst of the worst. The novel moves at a lightning pace, and has looks into Italian life, but a constant barrage of murder, rape, and torture make it not for all audiences.
About as bleak a crime story as you'll find, but Pulixi's colorful characters and breakneck storytelling is of interest.
I was sent this by World Noir, a part of Europa Editions, and have enjoyed all of their offerings thus far.
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