Bibliograph

Black run, a novel, Antonio Manzini ; translated by Antony Shugaar

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Black run, a novel, Antonio Manzini ; translated by Antony Shugaar

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Black run

Oclc number

888165235

Responsibility statement

Antonio Manzini ; translated by Antony Shugaar

Series statement

Rocco Schiavone series, 01

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Getting into serious trouble with the wrong people, deputy prefect of police Rocco Schiavone is exiled to Aosta, a small, touristy alpine town far from his beloved Rome. The sophisticated and crotchety Roman despises mountains, snow, and the provincial locals as much as he disdains his superiors and their petty rules. But he loves solving crimes. When a mangled body has been discovered on a ski run above Champoluc, Rocco immediately faces his first challenge--identifying the victim, a complex procedure complicated by his ignorance of the customs, dialect, and history of his new home. Proud and undaunted, Rocco makes his way among the ski runs, mountain huts, and aerial tramways, meeting ski instructors, Alpine guides, the hardworking, enigmatic folk of Aosta, and a few beautiful locals eager to give him a warm welcome. It won't be easy, this mountain life, especially with a corpse or two in the mix. But then there's nothing that makes Rocco feel more at home than an investigation

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