The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Giorgio Scerbanenco's 1966 novel, A Private Venus, finally available in English.
This is the first in Scerbanenco's Duca Lamberti-quartet; until now, only the second in the series has been available in English (translated more than thirty years ago ...). To say that translation of this is overdue would be putting it mildly. (I had the good fortune of first encountering these in German translation, years ago; Alfred Andersch's raves convinced me to have a look, and I was not disappointed.)
Indeed, it's hard to argue with Peter Rozovsky when he now writes at Detectives Beyond Borders:
This is the first in Scerbanenco's Duca Lamberti-quartet; until now, only the second in the series has been available in English (translated more than thirty years ago ...). To say that translation of this is overdue would be putting it mildly. (I had the good fortune of first encountering these in German translation, years ago; Alfred Andersch's raves convinced me to have a look, and I was not disappointed.)
Indeed, it's hard to argue with Peter Rozovsky when he now writes at Detectives Beyond Borders:
In short, the first-ever English translation of his 1966 novel A Private Venus (Venere Privata) has to be the year's biggest event yet for readers of translated crime fictionScerbanenco's towering reputation as the father of Italian noir should be enough to have all you Massimo Carlotto, Carlo Lucarelli, etc. fans rushing to get your hands on this, but really, it is one of the major mystery/thriller publications of the year for any interested reader.