De jonge Michele Balistreri groeit op in het Tripoli van de jaren zestig, toen Libië nog een Italiaanse kolonie was. Na de staatsgreep van Khaddhafi lopen de spanningen tussen de Italiaanse bewoners en andere bevolkingsgroepen snel op. De westerse belangen komen op het spel te staan. Als zoon van een machtige ingenieur lijkt Michele lange tijd onkwetsbaar, tot de dood van zijn buurmeisje Nadia en zijn moeder die illusie ruw verstoren.Vele jaren later is Balistreri een gedesillusion...

Rome, zomer 2011. Voor de kust van Civitavecchia wordenop een schip de lichamen gevonden van een vrouwen haar dochtertje. Wat op zelfmoord lijkt, blijkt algauwmoord te zijn. Commissaris Michele Balistreri - aan heteind van zijn loopbaan weggezakt in totale lethargie enonverschilligheid - wil aanvankelijk niets weten van eenonderzoek. Maar door deze zaak komt hij opnieuw inaanraking met mensen die in het verleden een belangrijke rol hebben

Aba Abate è una donna normale. Suo marito Paolo, pubblicitario aspirante scrittore, è un uomo colto ma con scarso senso pratico. I suoi figli, Francesco e Cristina, sono adolescenti e, come tutti i ragazzi a quell’età, problematici e conflittuali. La sua unica vera amica sin dai tempi della scuola, Tiziana, ha una libreria e da single continua a cercare il grande amore. Aba si rivolge a lei in cerca di un aiuto per le aspirazioni di romanziere del marito. Aba fa di tutto per tenere unita l...

Tripoli, 1960s. During the years in which post-colonial Libya fell prey to the sprawling greed of the West, Michele Balistreri suffered a succession of blows that would scar him for life. The death of his mother; the unspeakable horror that befell his best friend's family; his father's role in Gaddafi's ascent to power; and the innocent blood pact that would corrupt the course of his future.Rome, 1982. In the wake of a ruinous blunder, a ground-dow...

Commissario Balistreri: zynisch, respektlos und absolut unbestechlich im Kampf gegen das Böse.Libyen, Sechzigerjahre: Salvatore Balistreri gilt als »wichtigster Italiener von Tripolis« mit großem politischen Einfluss. Sein Sohn Michele verbringt die Zeit lieber mit Freunden – seiner Blutsbrüderbande. Doch als die Nachbarstochter ermordet wird, erhält seine unbeschwerte Kindheit einen tiefen Riss. Kurze Zeit später, am Tag des Gaddafi -Militärputsches, stirbt auch n...

On 11 July 1982, Elisa Sordi was beautiful. Commissario Michele Balistreri was fearless. Italy was victorious.A killer was waiting...On 9 July 2006, with Sordi's case twenty-four years cold, and Balistreri haunted by guilt and regret, Italian victory returned.And so did Sordi's killer...But this time Michele Balistreri would be ready. This time he would fear no evil.

Ein grausamer Mord. Ein zorniger Kommissar. Ein Land am Rande des AbgrundsWährend ganz Rom 1982 das WM-Endspiel Italien gegen Deutschland verfolgt, wird eine junge Angestellte des Vatikan ermordet. Der draufgängerische Commissario Balistreri nimmt den Fall auf die leichte Schulter. Ein Mörder wird nie gefunden. Über zwanzig Jahre später gibt es erschreckend aktuelle Gründe, um den Fall wieder aufzunehmen. Doch dem Opfer nach so langer Zeit Gerechtigkeit widerfahren...

juli 1982: Italien spiller VM-kamp, og gaderne ligger øde hen. Den smukke Elisa Sordi forsvinder sporløst på vej hjem fra Vatikanets kontor. Politiassistent Michele Balistreri får sagen, men først da et lig skyller op på Tiberens bred, begynder alvoren at gå op for ham. Konturerne af en kompleks forbrydelse tegner sig, og sagen forbliver uopklaret. 9. juli 2006: Michele Balistreri er ledende politikommissær. Uden passion holder han dagligt sine indre dæmoner på afstand. Da...

Libia, 31 agosto 1969. La madre di Mike, Italia Balistreri, precipita da una scogliera, e quella notte Muammar Gheddafi rovescia la monarchia prendendo il potere. Suicidio o delitto? Per oltre quarant'anni la risposta a quella domanda rimarrà nascosta al centro di una rete inestricabile di menzogne, tradimenti e lotte per il potere. Roma, estate 2011. Mentre la Primavera araba scuote il Medio Oriente e la Libia precipita nella guerra civile, il feroce omicidio della giovane Melania Druc e ...

Everything started from that day.The memory of 31 August 1969 has been at the back of Commissario Michele Balistreri's mind for over four decades. It was not only the day that preceded Colonel Muammar Gadaffi's seizure of power in Balistreri's birthplace of Libya, drastically altering his and his country's destiny, but that on which his beloved mother Natalia fell to her death, and the resulting suicide verdict that Balistreri - now Head of Homicide in Rome - has always su...

Tripoli, 1960s. During the years in which post-colonial Libya fell prey to the sprawling greed of the West, Michele Balistreri suffered a succession of blows that would scar him for life. The death of his mother; the unspeakable horror that befell his best friend's family; his father's role in Gaddafi's ascent to power; and the innocent blood pact that would corrupt the course of his future.Rome, 1982. In the wake of a ruinous blunder, a ground-dow...

On 11 July 1982, Elisa Sordi was beautiful. Commissario Michele Balistreri was fearless. Italy was victorious.A killer was waiting...On 9 July 2006, with Sordi's case twenty-four years cold, and Balistreri haunted by guilt and regret, Italian victory returned.And so did Sordi's killer...But this time Michele Balistreri would be ready. This time he would fear no evil.(P)2013 WF Howes