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  Giorgio Scerbanenco Award goes to
Il metodo del coccodrillo
by Maurizio De Giovanni
 
 
 12/12/2012 
The Jury of Giorgio Scerbanenco Award for the Best Italian Crime novel of the year, a jury composed by:
Cecilia Scerbanenco (President), Valerio Calzolaio, Luca Crovi, Loredana Lipperini, Cesare Martinetti, Sergio Pent, Sebastiano Triulzi, John Vignola and Lia Volpatti
has decided to award the novel

Il metodo del coccodrillo
by Maurizio De Giovanni
published by Mondadori

with the following motivation:
'For beeing able to blend a sense of belonging to the noir Neapolitan novel with the creation of characters that are both complex and recognizable as being part of everyday life. The confirmation of a brilliant literary voice.'

The Jury has salso decided to deliver a Special Mention to the novel

Il male quotidiano
by Massimo Gardella
published by Guanda

with the following motivation:
'For having effectively portrayed a desperate and criminal world in wich Italy meets today’s Europe in the eyes of an already disillusioned cop who is a son of migrants.'