- Published: 02/01/2014
- ISBN: 9781847089250
- 129x20mm
- 272 pages
The Day Of The Owl
Leonardo Sciascia
Translated by Arthur Oliver
In the piazza, a man lies dead. No one will say if they witnessed his killing. This presents a challenge to the investigating officer, a man who earnestly believes in the values of a democratic and modern society. Indeed, his enquiries are soon blocked off by a wall of silence and vested interests; he must work against the community to save it and expose the truth.The narrative moves on two levels: that of the investigator, who reveals a chain of savage crimes; and that of the bystanders and watchers, of those complicit with secret power, whose gossipy, furtive conversations have only one end – to stop the truth coming out.
This novel about the Mafia is also a mesmerizing demonstration of how that organization sustains itself. It is both a beautifully, tautly written story and a brave act of denunciation.
£9.99
The most intelligent detective story I have ever read and the ideal introduction to Sciascia's brilliant but little known oeuvre
Thomas Wright, Daily Telegraph
The best evocation of Sicily I've read, this is one for the crime connoisseurs
Leslie Forbes
A very well-written page turner. This is an absorbing and compelling story