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The author thanks Marcella D.R. Catignani and Valeria Pollino.

The translator thanks Clementina Liuzzi, Toby Olson and, for the right sort of inspiration, Andrew Vachss.

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2000 by Edizioni E/O
First publication 2006 by Europa Editions

All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.

Cover Art by Emanuele Ragnisco
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ISBN 978-1-60945-025-0 (US & CA)
ISBN 978-1-60945-027-4 (Worldwide)