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ounded in 1969 by Vittorio Avanzini, Newton Compton was a pioneer in the paperback sector, launching its famous series of classic nonfiction, fiction and poetry at highly competitive prices in the 1970s.
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sold more than 60.000.000 of copies all over Italy. Newton Compton cultivates a passion for Italian history, traditions
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Women’s Fiction
AnnA premoLi love is never a simple thing
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SHE STUDIES ECONOMICS AT THE BOCCONI, HE STUDIES ENGINEERING AT THE
POLYTECHNIC. THEY MEET AND IT’S HATE AT FIRST SIGHT. BUT IN ORDER TO PASS AN
EXAM THEY’RE FORCED TO WORK TOGETHER...
Lavinia’s heart was set on being a teacher, but after
her final school exams she lets her parents persuade
her to study economics. Now in her fifth year at the
Bocconi, she finds herself involved in an unusual
project: an exchange with the computing engineers of
the Polytechnic. The aim? To team up with a student
she has never met before, just as might happen in a
working environment. But Lavinia is has no interest in
the project at all. And luckily for her, she is paired with
a certain Sebastiano, who is even less keen on working
in tandem than she is. So, when the practical phase
begins and her friends start working in pairs, Lavinia
finds herself on her own. How dare that ridiculous boy
– reputedly a computing genius – dump her, and what’s
more without any explanation? Lavinia has no choice:
she can’t stand him, but if she wants to get her credits
at the exam, she’ll have to find a way of convincing him
to collaborate... But how?
Anna premoli was born in 1980 in Croatia and lives in Milan, where she graduated
in the economics of financial markets at the Bocconi. She has worked at J.P. Morgan
and, since 2004, in the private banking department of a private bank. Mathematics has
always been her strong point; writing came by chance, as an ‘anti-stress method’ during her first pregnancy. Ti prego lasciati odiare stayed at the top of the bestseller
lists for months and won the 2013 Bancarella Prize; the film rights have been bought by Colorado Film. With Newton Compton she has also published Come inciampare nel principe azzurro, Finché amore non ci separi , tutti i difetti che amo di te and
Il giorno perfetto per innamorarsi.
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cASSAndrA roccA with You i’ve learned to love
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Since leaving home and family to move to Los Angeles, Heaven Taylor has had only one desire: to find
her way in life and feel fulfilled, as a woman and as
a journalist.
But the competition is fierce and it’s not easy to keep
her job on the tabloid newspaper. To do so she will
have to get one of the most sought-after scoops: getting some surreptitious snaps of the leading fashion
model of the moment and her mysterious lover.
Determined to succeed, Heaven sets out in pursuit
and ends up on a rock in the middle of the sea, spying
on the two lovebirds on a yacht.
But a sudden storm takes her
by surprise, and just when she
thinks she has the pictures she needs, Heaven falls
into the ocean, ruining everything: her equipment,
the photographs and her dreams of glory.
She’s saved from certain drowning by David Cooper, who arrives on a white boat like a prince on his
charger. Unfortunately he’s not exactly a prince, and
Heaven has loathed him since the time, several years
ago, when she let him seduce her, only to find out
that she’d been the subject of a bet between friends.
Shipwrecked together on a desert island, the two
have to cope with their forced companionship and
the renewed attraction they feel for each other, under the influence of the untainted beauty of their
surroundings...
cassandra rocca is of Sicilian origin and lives in Genoa. In everyday life
she works as a child educator, but she devotes the rest of her time to her greatest passion – books. Newton Compton publishedthe bestsellin trilogy Tutta colpa di New York.
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pub date february 2016 | 320 pag. | euro 9.90
VALeriA LUZi i miss YoU too mUcH to ForGet YoU
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After years of quarrelling, the great chef Michael Di
her back to her adolescence. Solving a murder mystery
Bella has finally won the heart of the girl who was his
is difficult, but it’s nothing compared to the effort of
best friend in childhood. They now live together in
winning the heart of a stubborn and capricious girl like
Manhattan and have fixed the date of their wedding.
Susi Gentile all over again. But when Michael is on the
But a freak accident wipes out the bride’s memory of
point of giving up hope, an unexpected event helps to
the last ten years of her life, taking
revive the flame that seemed to have been extinguished...
valeria luzi is 30 and lives in Rome. After taking a degree in philosophy, she worked
in London, New York and Barcelona to improve her English. On her travels around the
world she discovered her true passion – writing. In 2009 she published her first short
novel. In 2013 she produced her first full-length novel, ti odio con tutto il cuore,
which was published first online and then in book form; it went to the top of the bestseller lists.
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SArA teSSA A Hour a day without You
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After her traumatic split with Nathan, Bea has led a
phase of her life a meeting with Philippa, an elderly
solitary life. Freeing herself of the anger that had only
woman who lives in the same area, stirs something
made her suffer, she has sold her house, bought a dog
within her, opening her heart again, making room for
and found a new job. But she certainly hasn’t forgotten.
a kind of love she has never known before. But in order
Her thoughts wander, but always come back to that
to embrace this other kind of love, the ‘grade A’ kind, as
face that she has lost for ever. In order to survive she
Nathan used to call it, Bea will have to shake off her old
has adopted her usual technique of
convictions and let herself be swept away by emotions
starting all over again. In this new
she has never felt before...
sara tessa was born in Milan, where she still lives. She spent her life waiting for
something to happen, then one day a hurricane swept her away: L’uragano di un batter
d’ali, her first, originally self-published novel, was published by Newton Compton in
early 2014 and shot to the top of the bestseller lists, where it stayed for over twenty weeks. A few months later il silenzio di un batter d’ali was published, and has been in the bestseller lists since the day it came out. She has also published the novella
tutti i brividi di un batter d’ali, in digital form, and se fossi qui con me questa sera.
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pub date november 20165 | 320 pag. | euro 9.90
fiction
eLiSA e Lori sorry But i love You too much
Romantic, comPlex, meRcURial, anD
witH a sURPRise enDinG, HeRe is a fiRst
novel DestineD foR tHe toP of tHe
bestselleR lists!
sometimes a single evening can change your whole life
Stella Lucente, 26, lives in a small village near Milan.
Having recently ended a long relationship, she spends
part of her time in the vintage shop which she runs with
her friend Bea, and the rest at home. Bea, quarrelling
with her boyfriend, persuades Stella to accompany
her to a party in a Milanese club. Stella doesn’t know
anyone there, but before she has had time to get bored
she is accosted by Giulio, an attractive, forthright man
in his forties who immediately makes a play for her.
He is from Rome. He tells her that he will soon have
to return to Rome but that he would like see her again
before he leaves, and he gives her his phone number.
Next day he comes round to the shop and asks her out
to dinner. They start seeing each other and soon he tells
her that he’s in love with her and asks her to move with
him to Rome, where he runs a successful restaurant, Lo
Specchio. On her way to Rome, however, Stella meets
Alessandro Presta, a well-known actor, who is handsome
and very attractive. Although she continues her love
affair with Giulio, she yields to Alessandro’s advances
and sleeps with him a couple of times.
But she realizes that she is really in love with Giulio
when he is injured in a road accident and she fears that
she has lost him...
elisa e lori, is the pseudonym of two young writers, Elisa Trodella and Loretta Tarducci. They met in
Rome, where they both live, at a dinner with a group of ‘extremely serious’ people, and they started laughing together. Later they realized that they had a lot in common. They became friends, and one day they
decided to tell this story.
pub date september 2015 | 288 pag. | euro 9.90
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GiULiA roSS i cHoose YoU
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tHe sensUal, DisaRminG stoRy
of a love tRianGle
anD an inDecent PRoPosal...
Sara is 25 and has recently moved to Basel to work on a
dark-haired and brown-eyed, and direct to the point of
doctorate in cytogenetics in a laboratory. Having recently
brusqueness. They make her a proposition – that she
broken up with her boyfriend, she is feeling depressed,
spend four days with them in Barcelona, going along
shaken and lost. Then she meets Leo and Oscar at the
with anything they suggest. The only condition is that
laboratory, and to her surprise feels strongly attracted
no relationships are to be formed. But what happens in
to both of them. Blue-eyed, fair-haired Leo is gentle
Spain perturbs her so much that she finds it impossible
and sensitive. Oscar, his best friend, is the opposite:
keep to their agreement...
Giuli ross, was born in Milan in 1981. After taking a degree in biotechnology she went on to do a doc-
torate in immunology. Alongside her scientific research she has always cultivated her passions for music
and writing. Torn between scientific rationality and artistic emotionality herself, she has tried to recreate this tension in her novel. Ho scelto te was written after she moved to the University of Lausanne, where she currently works as a researcher.
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pub date september 2015 | 288 pag. | euro 9.90
SiLViA KAnt try to love me
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Antony Barker is a gigolo of statuesque beauty. He is
falls in love with anyone. He is cold and professional,
the official lover of Rachel Norton, a cold, unscrupulous
his sensuality second only to his determination. Angela
woman, the managing director of the biggest pharmaceutical firm in the United States.
But Antony has many other clients who seek his services,
which have become legendary in the jet set and the more
affluent circles of the Big Apple. He has trysts with men
Palmieri, a young Italian woman who has just arrived
in New York to work in Rachel’s marketing office, soon
becomes her boss’s favourite and is reluctantly introduced to a world of luxury, excess and debauchery.
and women, and with groups too, but never bonds or
silvia kant Her self-published first novel was a runaway success on the Internet. She is currently writing the sequel to the red-hot story of Antony.
pub date july 2015 | 288 pag. | euro 9.90
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eLiSA GentiLe i love You Because You’re a liar
the trilogy of lies
fiction
self-PUblisHinG nº 1 amaZon,
a love stoRy tHat Has
caPtivateD ebooK ReaDeRs
Two years have passed since Jayden first met Selvaggia.
He thinks he’s finally found his soulmate. Selvaggia has
overcome her initial doubts and fallen deeply in love
with him. She’s convinced that he’s the right man for
her, the love of her life. But Jayden’s past comes back
to haunt them. When he allows himself to be seduced
by the memory of what he used to be, Selvaggia feels
a sharper pain than she has ever experienced before.
What if Jayden comes to regret throwing away the most
beautiful thing that could have happened to him? Sometimes lies don’t give you a second chance..
elisa Gentile, was born in Vignola, near Modena. She is 29 and lives in Sicily, where she
followed her family and found love. She started writing fan fiction inspired by Twilight,
publishing it on her blog. Then a couple of years ago, encouraged by her readers, she decided to turn one of the stories into a full-length novel and publish it in digital form.
It immediately shot to the top of the bestseller lists in the online stores. Newton Compton has previously published non meriti un minuto in più del mio amore, the first volume of the ‘lies’ trilogy.
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pub date october 2015 | 288 pag. | euro 9.90
fiction
iSABeLLA SpineLLA promise me it will HAppen
A FIRE, TWO CHILDREN,
AN UNEXPECTED LOVE STORY
Bianca and Carlo meet for the first time as children,
politician, with whom she has had an affair, which has
one summer evening on the seashore, during a village
now run its course; Carlo is a respected psychotherapist
festival in Calabria. Unfortunately Carlo nearly gets
burnt, but the accident is less serious than it seemed.
Yet the image of the fire leaves an indelible mark in
the eyes of little Bianca. After that occasion they don’t
meet again, but both treasure the sweet aftertaste of
who does voluntary work and has no important relationships behind him. It’s his work that brings them
together again, but in a way that seems to recreate the
event that they both experienced as children: a fire, a
the looks they exchanged. Many years have passed and
burning house, a man, Carlo, trapped inside. And a
both of them live in Rome; Bianca works as the PA of a
woman, Bianca, who this time really can save him.
isabella spinella was born in Rome in 1980. She works in the field of communications, as director
of brand strategy for Autostrade per l’Italia. She is married and has two daughters. She started writing
short stories and poems at the age of ten and has never stopped. This is her first novel.
pub date february 2016 | 288 pag. | euro 12,0 0
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dAnieLA VoLontÉ loVe is An incrediBle mistAKe
amaZon
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OF ALL AGES
Melissa lives in Milan and works as a university re-
programmer and amateur photographer, he is in a
searcher. One day she buys an iPad at an auction and
relationship with a well-known model called Bianca.
finds that it still contains a lot of files belonging to its
His life seems idyllic, but in fact is far from it. He hates
previous owner. The person in question must have been
his job, resents his parents’ expectations and is not in
a keen photographer, with a special taste for romantic
love with Bianca.
landscapes and views of the city and the sea. Fascinated
Melissa and Riccardo begin an online correspondence,
by the pictures, she starts searching on the internet. The
which is like a breath of fresh air to Riccardo. Both of
search leads to a certain Leon de Rouc. He’s just a name
them gradually become dependent on this strange rela-
on Facebook, but Melissa can’t resist contacting him.
tionship, though acutely aware that it’s likely to remain
Riccardo Ferraris, aka Leon de
a virtual one. But when real life bursts in on their digital
Rouc, lives in Turin. A computer
world, they can’t resist revealing their true feelings...
daniela Volontè
was born in Como, has a degree in Economics and Business and
another in Media Studies, and in between has worked as a clerk. Her dream was to become a freelance editor, so as to reconcile work and family life. She writes for pleasure, but full time… because she spends every free minute of the day doing it. With Newton Compton she has published the bestseller Buonanotte amore mio.
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pub date september 2015 | 288 pag. | euro 9.90
dAnieLA FArneSe A cHAnel cHristmAs
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THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVERY WOMAN DREAMS OF
After a spell in Paris, Rebecca, aka ‘Coco’, moves to
and shows no sign of becoming any quieter. Étienne,
New York to become the manager of a branch of the
her rediscovered sweetheart, hasn’t come with her; he
agency she works for. She’s looking forward to her
new job and life in the Big Apple, the city that launched
the legendary Chanel when her career seemed on the
wane. Soon after arriving there, she starts reading a
biography of her heroine. It evokes another age, when
has stayed in France. But what’s an ocean to two people
so deeply in love? That was what they’d both thought,
at any rate. But sometimes distance can magnify minor misunderstandings, turning them into monstrous
the world was at war, and Chanel may even have been
disagreements... Will Coco manage to hold on to the
a spy. Rebecca’s own life has been equally tumultuous,
love of her life?
daniela farnese was born in Naples and lives in Milan and Padua. An events organizer, she works with communications agencies, cultural organizations, magazines,
radio and TV. Since 2003 she has edited the popular blog www.dottoressadania.it, where she discusses satire, sex, promiscuity and love. For Newton Compton she has published 101 modi per far soffrire gli uomini, Via chanel n°5, i love chanel and a noi donne piace il rosso
pub date november 2014 | 320 pag. | euro 9,90
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pAtriSHA mAr my exception is You
fiction
nº 1 foR 3 montHs on tHe web
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A ROMANTIC, LIVELY, HILARIOUS FAIRYTALE SET IN ROME, WHICH WILL CAPTIVATE
ALL LOVERS OF DREAMS WITH HAPPY ENDINGS.
At last it’s the day of the interview, and Sara absolutely
must get through this time. It’s two years since she
graduated, and she’s had little success in her career
or her emotional life. And here she is, desperately late
for the appointment, teetering on over-high heels and
out of breath (thanks to an alarm clock which doesn’t
ring when it should, an unexpected rainstorm and a
late bus) under the tall building which is the home of
Inside Look, the new magazine specializing in fashion,
gossip and a whole range of titillating subjects of which
her sister Virginia is an avid reader. This day which
began so badly seems to be getting even worse until, as
she tries to slip away without being noticed, she finds
herself in the lift with... with... yes, none other than the
famous, handsome, sexy, dazzling Daniel Gant, whose
face and virile form she has often gawped at in the pages of magazines and on posters, always in provocative
attitudes. The saliva dries up in her mouth like at the
dentist’s. Especially when, after a couple of jolts, it becomes clear that the lift is stuck and won’t start again,
and that her temporary room-mate is about to have an
attack of claustrophobia...
patrisha mar was born in Ravenna. Her great passions have always been writing and reading. She never leaves home without a book in her handbag. She loves watching films and TV series based on Marvel
and DC comics, BBC adaptations of the classics and American romantic comedies. La mia eccezione sei tu,
originally self-published, has been a bestseller in the online stores.
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pub date July 2015 | 320 pag. | euro 9.90
LUcreZiA ScALi i wHisper it in YoUr eAr
n°1
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amaZon
I KEEP YOUR SECRET AS YOU KEEP MINE.
TOGETHER THEY WILL BE SAFE.
THE ROADS THAT LEAD TO LOVE CAN BE TORTUOUS...
Mia is thirty, has a history of unhappy love affairs and
zes pet therapy sessions at the local hospital. True love
a mother who arranges blind dates for her, perhaps out
never seems to enter her life. Or so Mia thought, until
of a sense of guilt at never having given her the affection
she needed. Every night Mia dreams of her ideal lover,
but in the morning the wakes up next to a brute with
she meets Alberto, an attractive doctor, and Diego, a
policeman who has just moved to Turin from Puglia. At
drooping ears and a bristly coat. By day she runs one of
last Cupid is going to shoot his arrow; will he manage
the best-known veterinary clinics in Turin and organi-
to pierce the heart of the right man for Mia?
lucrezia scali was born in Moncalieri in 1986 and a few years later moved to Turin. Her love for animals led her to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Grugliasco,
where she still studies. Since 2012 she has had a blog, Il libro che pulsa. Te lo dico sottovoce, her first novel, initially self-published, was in the bestselling list of Amazon
and ITunes for two months, after which it was bought by Newton Compton.
pub date january 2016 | 288 pag. | euro 9,90
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historical
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mArceLLo Simoni the cathedral of the dead
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INTRODUCING VITALE FEDERICI, THE PROTAGONIST OF INCREDIBLE,
ENTHRALLING ADVENTURES IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ITALY.
The shrewd and observant young Vitale Federici, heir
appearances concealing the machinations of aristocrats,
to the lords of Monteferetri, is appointed to investigate
clergymen and magistrates. The cities of Rome, Urbino
a series of seemingly insoluble crimes. But late eighte-
and Venice become death traps from which only intelli-
enth-century Italy soon proves to be an insidious web of
gence and pretence offer Federici any chance of escape.
marcello simoni was born in Comacchio in 1975. A former archaeologist with a
degree in the humanities, he works as a librarian. He has published several non-fiction historical studies; with Il mercante di libri maledetti, his first novel, he sold more
than 500,000 copies, won the 60th Bancarella Prize, and was shortlisted for the 2012
Fiesole Prize and the 2012 Emilio Salgari Prize. The translation rights have been bought
in eighteen countries. With Newton Compton he has also published La biblioteca perduta dell’alchimista, Il labirinto ai confini del mondo L’isola dei monaci senza nome,
L’abbazia dei cento peccati and L’abbazia dei cento delitti. For the series Live he has
published I sotterranei della cattedrale, selling over 150,000 copies.
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pub date october 2015 | 224 pag. | euro 9.90
AndreA FrediAni cHAllenGe For tHe empire
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ANOTHER EPISODE IN THE SAGA ‘THE INVINCIBLES’
THE DECISIVE BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF ROME. WILL OCTAVIAN SUCCEED
IN DEFEATING THE DANGEROUS PIRATE SEXTUS POMPEIUS?
Octavian is one step away from absolute power. In less
than ten years he has eliminated all his adversaries,
one after another. There is only one man left who can
challenge his unbridled ambition, a personality so
influential and powerful that the future Augustus has
had to make him his brother-in-law and share his empire with him: Mark Antony. But now Caesar’s young
heir feels strong enough to oppose him openly, partly
through propaganda, advised by the crafty Maecenas,
and partly with his armies, under the
command of the loyal Agrippa. The
showdown comes closer. While in the east Mark Antony
strengthens his ties to the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra,
in the west Octavian carries out a series of campaigns
which establish him as a leader as successful as his rival
and extend the frontiers of his realm. Then the time
comes for the final encounter, a duel for which the two
protagonists have been carefully preparing for years,
while concealing their real intentions. The Battle of
Actium, one of the most important conflicts in Roman
history, will not only decide the destiny of the empire,
but determine who will be master of the world.
andrea frediani, was born in Rome in 1963; scientific consultant to the magazine
‘Focus Wars’, he has written for a number of specialized journals. With Newton Compton he has published several non-fiction works, as well as historical novels, including Jerusalem; Un eroe per l’impero romano; the Dictator trilogy; Marathon; La dinastia; 300 guerrieri and 300. Nascita di un impero. The present book is the final instalment
of the saga Gli invincibili, a quadrilogy about Augustus. His works have been translated into five languages. His website is www.andreafrediani.it.
pub date may 2015 | 384 pag. | euro 9.90
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SteFAno SAntArSiere the map of the manuscript of the dead
fiction
A CURIOUS JOURNALIST, A MYSTERY THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED,
A REVOLUTIONARY TRUTH FOR THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF HUMANKIND.
The manuscript of an explorer and a holographic plane-
by adventurers, scholars and criminals: what caused the
tarium: two objects that seem to come from beyond the
sudden freezing of the Antarctic and the disappearance
grave, but which for Professor Laurenzi are proof that
of the Oltotec people? What secrets lie in the last place
his son Angelo, an archaeologist who disappeared in
the mountains of Mato Grosso, is still alive. Convinced
by the professor to take on a mission which is on the
limits of human capabilities, Charles Fort, the editor of
where they are said to have lived, and whose ruins are
believed to be hidden in the Brazilian jungle? To answer
these questions, Fort will have to penetrate the Amazo-
an online newspaper specializing in mysterious news
nian hell and elude a powerful mining company, which
items, leaves his home in Bologna and sets out on the
will stop at nothing to get hold of knowledge which could
trail of an enigma that has been pursued for centuries
shatter the global technological competition...
stefano santarsiere born in 1974, lives and works in Bologna. He published his first novel, l’arte di
Khem, in 2005, and his second, Ultimi quaranta secondi della storia del mondo, in 2011. He directed the short
film Scaffale 27, winning the prize for the best short film in the contest Complete Your Fiction 2012. la mappa del manoscritto, initially self-published, has risen into the lists of bestselling ebooks.
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pub date february 2016 | 320 pag. | euro 12,00
FABriZio SAnti tHe cUrsed pAintinG
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A NEW DEBUT OF HISTORICAL FICTION
Professor Theodor Klissman has to return to Italy be-
the lost work, determined to unveil its secret once and
cause of the death of his aunt. But a seemingly harmless
for all. He is helped in his search by a musician friend,
journey becomes a dangerous adventure. Theodor finds
himself involved in the search for a notorious painting
with occult powers. The painting, which depicts an angel dressed in a purple robe, is said to have appeared
and disappeared over the centuries, always in different
places, driving anyone who has had the misfortune to
see it mad. Theodor is convinced that this is only a legend, but when he learns that a country priest, whose
Riccardo, and by the beautiful Irene. The three of them
find themselves engaged in a kind of initiatory process
which involves exploring subterranean tunnels underneath Rome, repelling the adepts of a secret sect which
is trying to impede them, and seeking assistance from
priests and librarians specialized in the ancient world
and its relics. What is the mystery behind the history
past is linked to the picture, has disappeared in myste-
of that picture? Who painted it? Following a trail of
rious circumstances, he has to investigate. Abandoning
clues, Theo comes uncovers a secret that will force him
caution and rationality, the professor sets out to find
to question everything he believes in...
fabrizio santi, Fabrizio Santi was born in Rome, where he still lives. He studied philosophy and formal
logic and graduated in foreign languages and literature. He teaches English at high school in Rome. He
took a diploma in piano playing at the “Francesco Morlacchi” Conservatoire in Perugia. He has also studied harmony and composition. For about twenty years he has been the artistic director of a Roman musical association and has directed numerous concerts of symphonic and choral music. This is his first novel.
pub date may 2015 | 480 pag. | euro 9.90
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G. L. BArone tHe lost liBrArY oF tHe illUminAti
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FROM THE AUTHOR OF LA COSPIRAZIONE DEGLI ILLUMINATI
A TRULY ITALIAN BESTSELLER.
Florence. Panic spreads through the prestigious Pao-
ked. Henkel has the task of finding the priceless stolen
lini auction house: a bomb has exploded and a group
scrolls, and if he doesn’t succeed in seventy-two hours his
of paramilitaries hold the large audience hostage. In a
girlfriend will die along with hundreds of other people.
few seconds they achieve their aim – stealing fourteen
With the help of Viola, a young Carabinieri lieutenant,
papyrus scrolls containing an old version of the Bible.
he sets out on a journey that takes him first to the Va-
Lugano. Andreas Henkel, an agent of the Vatican Secret
tican, then to the Holy Land and finally to Athens. His
Service, is faced with a shocking and unexpected event:
investigations reveal an uncomfortable truth which has
his girlfriend has been kidnapped.
been concealed for centuries by the Church. It concerns
The two seemingly unconnected
the true meaning of the Bible.
events soon prove to be closely lin-
g.l. barone works for the town council of Varese. For Newton Compton he has published La cospirazione degli Illuminati, Il sigillo dei tredici Massoni and La chiave di
Dante. The translation rights of his books have been sold in the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries. To learn more, his website is www.glbarone.it
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pub date february 2016 | 420 pag. | euro 12.00
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FrAnceSco cArinGeLLA ten minUts to Kill
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AN EXPLOSIVE NEW VOICE IN ITALIAN CRIME FICTION
Darkness has fallen in Bari when a shot rings out. A bullet hits Antonio De Santis, silencing the jazz music that
life? To piece together a puzzle whose overall meaning
has always eluded him? So that he can understand the
filled the air. Ten minutes. Six hundred seconds. That’s
meaning of a fateful family holiday on the Côte d’Azure?
how long the businessman has to live. A short enough
time, though it seems endless. Will it be long enough
to allow him to reassess his whole
And so discover the identity of his murderer, who is now
watching him, shielded by darkness?
francesco caringella, was born in 1965 in Bari. Formerly a naval officer, a police inspector and a prosecuting magistrate at the Court of Milan, since 1997 he has
been a State Commissioner. He has written many books on law, and is scientific manager of the publishing house Dike Giuridica.
pub date november 2015 | 288 pag. | euro 9.90
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mArio mAZZAnti do not Kill
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AS GRITTY AS JEFFERY DEAVER
A NEW CASE FOR COMMISSARIO SENSI AND DR CLAPS
One night Claps hears that Giacomo Riondino has
escaped, leaving a trail of blood behind him. Seven
years earlier, Claps had worked with the police on the
Riondino case: two women had been kidnapped, kept
prisoner, tortured and killed. The murderer had been
caught, but tests had revealed a disturbing fact: Riondino had two different personalities,
which alternated in controlling his
actions during the course of the day.
At his trial the defendant had been judged non responsible for his actions and sent to a psychiatric institution;
then, after six years of therapy, he had been deemed no
longer dangerous to himself or others and transferred
to a rehabilitation centre. That was where he had escaped from. Now Claps would have to work with Sensi on
another manhunt. A very unusual manhunt this time,
because Riondino is close at hand, much closer than
you might think...
mario mazzanti, was born in Tuscany and raised in Milan, where he studied medicine and where he still works. He lives near Bergamo with his wife, four children and
three pets. He likes the cinema, literature and chess. Newton Compton has previously
published his Un giorno perfetto per uccidere.
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pub date june 2015 | 320 pag. | euro 9.90
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A NEW CASE FOR GIULIANO NERI.
March 1967, Campo de’ Fiori, Rome. Twelve-year-old
Arianna Baltusi goes out to her music lesson. She never
comes back. Although her body has never been found,
the evidence leads to the arrest of a family friend: the
artist Ottavio Conti, who soon afterwards hangs himself
in his cell, though without having confessed to the crime.
September 1989. Giuliano Neri postpones moving to
Venice in order to spend a couple of months in the Eternal City. As a favour to a friend, the
judge Lapo Treschi, Giuliano works
on the restoration of a fresco preserved in the church of
Sant’Angelo in Porta Paradisi, behind the piazza Campo
de’ Fiori. The painter is Matteo Baltusi, little Arianna’s
father, who was killed in a tragic road accident a few years after her daughter’s disappearance. Intrigued about
this mysterious story from the past, Giuliano succeeds
in discovering where Arianna’s remains are hidden.
But the investigators refuse to reopen the old case. So
Giuliano starts an investigation of his own. What really
happened that distant afternoon, on 8 March 1967?
letizia triches, was born in Rome, where she still lives. A lecturer and researcher
in the history of art, she has published many articles in the journals Prometeo and Cahiers d’art. The author of several short stories and novels in the noir detective genre, she won the first edition of the Chiara Prize for unpublished works, and has been
longlisted for the Scerbanenco Prize. With Newton Compton she has published Il giallo di Ponte Vecchio.
pub date april 2015 | 288 pag. | euro 9.90
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mAnUeLA dicAti tHe mUrderer neXt door
fiction
GET ON THE TRAIL OF A NEW TALENT
Michela Bellani is the young owner of a fashionable re-
impression on her, and she wonders if she’s going to be
staurant in Florence. Attractive and self-confident, she
able to fall in love again for the first time after a tragic
has just moved to a new flat and has met her handsome
accident four years earlier. Suddenly events come to a
neighbour, the police inspector Gabriele Vittori. One
head: the man who broke in to her apartment is killed,
night a burglar breaks into her flat and is only thwar-
and Vittori has to deploy all his experience and expertise
ted by Vittori’s timely intervention. The next day she
to discover the identity of the murderer. And stop him
reports the break-in, and then life goes on as before.
before he can rob Vittori of this enigmatic woman with
But her dramatic rescue by Gabriele has made a deep
whom he fell in love at first sight.
manuela dicati was born in 1979 in Perugia, where she lives with her husband and
three children. She has a degree in media studies and loves dogs, sport and reading.
She began to develop her passion for writing after her third pregnancy.
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pub date september 2015 | 320 pag. | euro 9.90
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BArBArA SeSSini A QUiet plAce For A crime
tHe fiRst ResUlts of investiGations
sUGGest tHe emeRGence
of a new cRime-wRitinG talent
The newly appointed Inspector Rossini has been assig-
has galvanized the small community, especially the
ned to a small village outside Turin, one of those corners
victim’s family, who are determined to get their hands
of Italy where nothing ever happens, a really quiet place.
on the murderer. With the help of the girl’s friends and
Yet barely twenty-four hours after his arrival Rossini
a journalist, the investigators try to reconstruct the last
finds himself investigating the first murder to have taken place there in fifty years. The victim is Sara Ponsat,
the young owner of a paper recycling plant which she
had inherited from her father. All eyes are suddenly
focused on Rossini’s investigations. His predecessor,
Franco Diana, is called in to help.
The fear of a murderer on the loose
months of Sara’s life. But they stumble across something
much bigger than they had bargained for – a trade in
illegally recycled goods and widespread extortion.
Rossini struggles to carry out his inquiries and keep
the various amateur sleuths under control, while trying
to figure out what game some of them are playing, and
whether one of them knows more than he’s letting on.
Barbara sessini, was born in Iglesias in 1978. She has a philosophy degree from Cagliari University and has lived in Turin for more than ten years. A professional journalist, she has worked on several newspapers, usually specializing in the professions
and public health. She currently writes on taxes and legal matters for a daily newspaper which deals with finance and the law.
pub date november 2015 | 288 pag. | euro 9.90
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Amethyst finds herself in front of a beautiful neoclassical house with no idea of how she arrived nor why
she feels like she’s always been there. The place exerts
a magnetic attraction
on her - elegant, majestic and surrounded by
immaculate gardens, it
is the house where she
has always wanted to
live. She doesn’t know
whether to ring the bell or walk away, until suddenly
an elderly couple appear at the door and invite her to
join them. Thus begins Amethyst’s journey through
the house of mystery - a place inhabited by incredible,
terrifying presences, and a horrifying descent into the
depths of consciousness which will end only when the
most chilling discovery of all has become a reality from
which escape is impossible. A novel whose refined,
disturbing, thrilling atmosphere will keep the reader
nailed to the page.
marzia bisognin, was born 22 years ago in a small town in the North
Italy. Her Youtube channel CutiePieMarzia is followed over five continents by
more than 5 million people, who she calls her ‘marzipans’. She covers fashion
and trends, and a few years ago Marzia moved to Brighton, in the UK, together with her boyfriend PewDiePie, the world’s most famous Youtuber. Dream house is her first novel.
pub date may 2015 | 224 pag. | euro 9,90
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Francesca negri, an expert on wine, is wine tutor on the programme Detto Fatto on Rai2. She participates in local and national events connected with wine, presents cooking shows and writes a popular blog, www.geishagourmet.com, where you
can learn all about her.
pub date november 2015 | 224 pag. | euro 12.00
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mAcHAdo And prete 1001 specialities of italian cuisine
to try At least once in Your life
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How to enjoy the traditional flavours at their best
A guided tour through the traditional Italian dishes and
learn and investigate the topics in question, and perhaps
the main quality products, travelling along the roads of
display his or her knowledge of them in company. The
Italy’s wines and flavours, among curiosities and legen-
various guidebooks that judge restaurants with their
ds. Italian specialities renowned at home and abroad,
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whose flavours are not to be missed and which are worth
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trying at least once in a lifetime. The culinary tourist
complete and entertaining, and will be an invaluable
is not just a consumer who wants to know where to ‘go
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tradition that are still secret.
Among the specialities:
Cutturidd, from the ancient pastoral tradition • Brusti or baldonazzi, excellent
with polenta • Testaroli, typical of Eastern Liguria • Castelmagno, a cheese with a
no-nonsense flavour • Bottarga, or poor man’s caviar • Zuzzu, pork jelly • Lard
from Colonnata • Sweets from Bettona • Polenta ‘concia’, i.e. laced with layers of
cheese • Pandoro from Verona
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paola Balducchi, Born and bred in Modena, is a cooking enthusiast, a seekerout of unknown recipes, ancient and modern, and the author of several books on the subject. For Newton Compton she has
published Ricette per casalinghi disperati, La cucina di mare dell’Emilia Romagna, La cucina di mare delle Marche, and a number of volumes in the series la Compagnia del buongustaio.
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