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Commissario Ricciardi:
Il senso del dolore

di Maurizio de Giovanni



Ambientata nella Napoli degli anni ’30, la storia introduce Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi, un nobile ma solitario commissario di polizia, segnato da un dono inquietante: può vedere i fantasmi di coloro che sono morti di morte violenta — e ascoltarne le ultime parole. Questo strano potere, che lui chiama il fatto, lo aiuta a risolvere i crimini… ma lo isola dalla vita e dall’amore. In Il senso del dolore, Ricciardi viene chiamato a indagare sulla misteriosa morte in scena di Arnaldo Vezzi, un tenore famoso e dal carattere difficile, trovato assassinato nel suo camerino al Teatro San Carlo. Tra i sospettati ci sono la sua bellissima e paziente moglie Livia, il personale del teatro e coloro che covano vendette silenziose dietro le quinte. Mentre Ricciardi ricostruisce il caso, porta alla luce anche le emozioni, le passioni e i silenzi che legano ogni personaggio al delitto.

Set in 1930s Naples, the story introduces Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi, a noble yet solitary police commissioner who carries a chilling secret: he can see the ghosts of those who have died violent deaths — and hear their final words. This strange gift, which he calls il fatto, helps him solve crimes… but also isolates him from life and love. In Il senso del dolore, Ricciardi is called to investigate the mysterious onstage death of Arnaldo Vezzi, a world-famous and temperamental opera tenor, found murdered in his dressing room at the San Carlo opera house. Among the suspects: his beautiful and long-suffering wife Livia, the theater staff, and those harboring quiet vendettas behind velvet curtains. As Ricciardi unravels the mystery, he also peels back the layers of sorrow, passion, and silence that bind each character to the crime.

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