The City of the Living: A literary chronicle narrating one of the most vicious crimes in recent Roman history

Nicola Lagioia

Ann Goldstein

Key Selling Points: 

· True crime/Psychological thriller based on a true story.

· Winner of the Strega Prize.

· A best-seller in Italy, it received international critical acclaim and extensive media coverage, including a dedicated podcast (in the style of Sarah Koenig’s Serial).

Target Readership:

· For fans of true crime books and media such as Dahmer-Monster.

· For readers of True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, Patrick Radden Keefe’s Say Nothing, Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood and Janet Malcolm’s The Journalist and the Murderer.