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A shocking murder in modern-day Milan leads to a decades-old mystery in this gripping thriller that explores cinema, censorship, justice, and the lingering shadows of fascism.
For years, celebrated filmmaker Manlio Parrini stayed away from the world of cinema. At the height of his success, he walked away, convinced that the industry had lost its connection to truth. Now in his seventies, he is ready to return behind the camera with a project that has haunted him for decades.
His new film centers on Augusto De Angelis, one of Italy’s pioneering crime writers, whose life was cut short under suspicious circumstances during the fascist era. To Parrini, De Angelis’s death was never properly explained. It remains a story marked by political repression, censorship, and unanswered questions—one that feels increasingly relevant in the present day.
With a producer finally backing the project, Parrini begins developing the screenplay alongside his longtime friend and creative partner, Sara De Viesti. But as work on the film gains momentum, an unexpected tragedy unfolds much closer to home.
The elderly owner of the neighboring villa, a woman named Bastoni, is found murdered.
What initially appears to be an isolated crime soon reveals unsettling connections, drawing Parrini into an investigation that echoes the very story he is trying to tell. As past and present begin to intertwine, buried secrets emerge, and long-forgotten truths threaten to resurface.
Blending historical intrigue with contemporary suspense, this compelling novel follows two mysteries separated by decades yet connected by the enduring struggle against silence, corruption, and injustice.
Broken Truths: A Novel
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