For fans of Daniel Silva and David Baldacci comes a gripping thriller based on real world events that will have you riveted until the final page is turned. When NYPD detectives Paul Rossi and Hamilton P. Turner begin investigating the Sutton Place murder of an Italian air force pilot, the last thing they expect is that they will and find themselves sucked into the potential cover-up of the Ustica massacre, the most horrific aviation crime in Italian history, in which all 81 souls on board perished, where Italian President Francesco Cossiga blamed a missile deployed by the French Navy for the disaster. But as they begin investigating, Rossi, recovering from a broken marriage, and Turner, an African-American opera buff, poet, and former lawyer with ambitions to be mayor, come up against NYPD bureaucratic obstacles and stonewalling by the Italian Consulate in NYC. Lieutenant Laura Muro, the policewoman sister of the victim, comes to New York to aid the investigation, but soon the trio find themselves in the crosshairs of the Gladio, Italy's powerful, shadowy political cabal whose reach extends to the highest reaches of New York political and ruling class. From New York to Italy, Rossi, Turner, and Muro must uncover the shocking truth about one of the most notorious disasters in airline history, and how this infamous act ties to the present-day murder. Riveting, erudite, and surprising at every turn, THE MAN IN MILAN announces a major new voice in international thriller fiction.

About the Author
Vito Racanelli's short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Akashic Books' "Mondays Are Murder" series; the Boiler; the Literarian; Newtown Literary; KGB Bar Lit Magazine; Brilliantflashfiction.com; Dark Corners; a "great weather for Media" short story collection, and River and South Review. His works have also been performed at Liar's League NYC and broadcast by BBC4, as part of its Sunday afternoon story series. His "A Trip to the Trees Place, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He was a 2013 and 2018 Fish Publishing Flash Fiction Story Prize finalist, placed a "notable" story in the Gemini 2016 Short Story contest, and was participant in the 2013 Pen World Festival. Vito's non-fiction has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Newark Star Ledger, and San Francisco Chronicle, and the Far Eastern Economic Review, among other newspapers. He is a Barron's Staff Writer, and is regularly interviewed by U.S. and European TV and radio programs such as WABC, BBC, and CNBC. He was the Associated Press-Dow Jones News Bureau Chief, in Italy 2/94-10/9, and led the bureau's wide range of coverage of Italian financial markets and news.

Reviews
Praise for THE MAN IN MILAN "The perfect thriller for right now ... action, suspense, intrigue - and a journey to a fabulous foreign location." Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series "Crackling with energy, humor and verve, Vito Racanelli's The Man in Milan is a winner. From its dizzying and globe-trotting story to its breakneck pace, you won't be able to put it down." -Megan Abbott, Edgar award-winning author of DARE ME "An entertaining debut." Publishers Weekly "THE MAN IN MILAN is a refreshing yet gritty thriller. Vito Racanelli has produced a superb combination in Rossi and Turner, and readers will want to see more of them. Throw in a shocking airline disaster with a despicable motive behind it, and you have a gripping novel that deserves to be a hit." Bookreporter "Fact and fiction collide with shocking, often unexpected consequences in Vito Racanelli's smart, stylish debut thriller, The Man in Milan. A page-turner from start to finish." -Jonathan Santlofer, bestselling author of The Death Artist and the Nero Award-winning Anatomy of Fear "Vito Racanelli's exceptional thriller entertains and surprises at every turn. Deft storytelling, complex characters and plenty of wit will keep you hooked from start to finish" -Karen Ellis, author of A Map of the Dark and Last Night "Thriller fans rejoice...THE MAN IN MILAN will carry along readers to the very last sentence." Rich Zahradnik, Shamus Award-nominated author of the Coleridge Taylor series



Book Information
ISBN 9781951709112
Author Vito Racanelli
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Polis Books
Publisher Polis Books