Showing results for "Providence" in Crime Fiction

Il commissario Maigret indaga sull'omicidio di una donna trovata strangolata in una stalla presso la chiusa di Dizy. L'indagine lo porta a spostare l'attenzione dal lussuoso yacht di un inglese, con la sua amante e Willy, verso un gruppo di chiatte sul canale, scoprendo che il cavallante della Providence è coinvolto nei delitti. Maigret, percorrendo il canale in bicicletta, ricostruisce i fatti e comprende la situazione, portando a una risoluzione basata più sulla compassione che sulla giustizia.

"Providence was founded in 1636 by a rogue named Roger Williams. Williams escaped here when Massachusetts was ready to deport him back to England. In the almost 400 years since, we've become infamous for all sorts of crimes and misdemeanors, including serving as home base for the Patriarca crime family for decades. My very own Uncle Eddie - I can hear Mama Rose screaming at me: 'He wasn't a blood relative! He was related through marriage!' - was gunned down in the Silver Lake section of town in 1964."

Edgar Award-winner Bruce DeSilva returns with Liam Mulligan, an old-school investigative reporter for a dying newspaper in Providence, Rhode Island. Mulligan knows every street and alley, every priest and prostitute, every cop and street thug. He knows the mobsters and politicians - who are pretty much one and the same. Inspired by a true story, Providence Rag finds Mulligan, his pal Mason, and the newspaper they both work for at an ethical crossroad.