Viper: No Resurrection for Commissario Ricciardi
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Springtime proffers fragrant temptations to the men and women of Naples. But evil also lurks in the sweet-smelling spring air. It is one week before Easter, Naples, 1932. At the high-class brothel in the center of town known as Paradiso, Viper, the most famous prostitute of all, is found dead. Suffocated with a pillow. Her last client swears that when he left her she was alive and well. But when the following client arrived, he found her dead. Who killed her, and why? Ricciardi has to untangle a complex knot of greed, frustration, and jealousy in order to solve the riddle of Viper’s death. But his investigation is scuttled at every turn by the conflicting emotions that lurk beneath the surface of a city that lives on passion.
De Giovanni’s mysteries unfold with such sinuous ease that they seem to write themselves. They enchant, surprise, enthrall. Commissario Ricciardi, who possesses the dubious gift of being able to see and hear the last seconds in the lives of those who have suffered a violent death, is one of the most fascinating investigators to appear on the international crime fiction stage in years. And in Viper, the lustful and boisterous city of Naples has never been more seductive.
Maurizio de Giovanni
Maurizio de Giovanni's Commissario Ricciardi books are bestsellers across Europe, having sold well over one million copies. De Giovanni is also the author of the contemporary Neapolitan thriller, The Crocodile (Europa, 2013), and the new contemporary Neapolitan series The Bastards of Pizzofalcone."" He lives in Naples with his family.""
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I received a free copy through Goodreads.
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This is the first book of the Commissario Ricciardi series. I think it works well as a stand alone, although I think reading the previous books would help give a better understanding of Commissario Ricciardi himself.
Right off the bat, we start off with a murder. The death of Viper, a famous prostitute in Naples. The circumstances surrounding her death were mysterious and things aren't adding up. Who could possibly benefit from Viper's death? Well, a lot of people stand to benefit and lose from Viper's death.
For the most part I was highly intrigued by the mystery of Viper's death and the detective work of Commissario Ricciardi's team. All the attention to detail, would have been pretty rare during that time period.
We get glimpses of what Naples was like during that time period. Filled with danger (especially with Fascists listening and watching intensely) and a hint of romance.
Quite honestly, when we encountered what happened to Dr. Bruno and everything surrounding that shocking event, I got quite bored with the ending (when it came to the reveal of the killer). For most of the book, the focus was on Viper and her murder, but the incident involving Dr. Bruno happened, it shifted the focus completely away from the original storyline, leaving me highly disappointed and uncaring of the resolution of the crime.