Excellent Cadavers (a term used in Sicily to distinguish the assassination of prominent government officials from the hundreds of common criminals killed in the course of routine mafia business) tells of the remarkable investigation spearheaded by Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino,the two Sicilian prosecutors who in the 1980s took the war against the Mafia further than anyone had ever dared. In 1992,aware that the two magistrates were without the complete support of the Italian government,the Mafia assassinated them. In death they were hailed as national heroes; the massive public outcry demanded their investigations be completed. The outcome: the toppling of crucial alliances that had forged political rule in Italy since WWII and the criminal indictment of Italy's most prominent leaders.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099594918Number of pages: 480Weight: 330 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 28 mm
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A fascinating and horrifying bookAs good as non-fiction books get: it is crammed with detail and analysis,but reads like a novelThe very best on the modern mafia - brilliantly and thoughtfully telling a complex and messy tale... The characterisation and the twists of the plot have the deft touch of a novelistTotally absorbing and distinctly chillingDiligently researched and fluently written
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