{"product_id":"holy-smoke-9781904738015","title":"Holy Smoke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Boisterous black comedy . . . funny and goodhearted, with much incident and expert enthusiasm for sex, food and drink.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Much to enjoy in the clash of cultures and superstitions, even a tasty recipe for poisoning your friends with pasta. Detail like this places European crime writing on a par with its American counterpart.\"--\u003ci\u003eBelfast Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome favors simply cannot be refused. Tonio agrees to write a love letter for Dario, a low-rent Paris gigolo. When Dario is murdered, a single bullet to the head, Tonio finds he has been left a small vineyard near Naples. The wine is undrinkable, but an elaborate scam has been set up. The smell of easy money attracts the unwanted attentions of the Mafia and the Vatican and the unbridled hatred of the locals. Mafiosi aren't choir boys, and monsignors can be very much like Mafiosi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of three mystery prizes in one year, including the Grand Prix de la Litt rature Polici re and the Prix Myst re de la Critique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTonino Benacquista\u003c\/b\u003e, born in France of Italian immigrants, dropped out of film studies to finance his writing career. After being in turn a museum watchman, a train guard on the Paris-Rome line and a professional parasite on the Paris cocktail circuit, he is now a highly successful author of fiction and film scripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904738015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.18w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2005 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tonino Benacquista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41071906488501,"sku":"9781904738015","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_364bb087-149f-4406-9fff-b5a4748c28b5.jpg?v=1632233527","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/holy-smoke-9781904738015","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}