Der freie Hund

An atmospheric Venice crime novel beyond worn-out clichés. Commissioner Antonio Morello, known as "The Free Dog," has arrested corrupt politicians in Sicily and is now on the Mafia's death list. To protect him, he is transferred to Venice. He hates the city from the very first moment. Too many people, murky water, cruise ships polluting the air and endangering the city – even the espresso doppio, which he cannot live without, tastes better in Sicily. But Venice is a great seducer. When Silvia, the beautiful neighbor, shows him her personal, hidden Venice, Morello's resistance is put to a severe test. Then, the young leader of a citizens' initiative against the cruise ships is murdered, and the Free Dog has his first case, leading him deep into the entanglements of Italian politics and crime. Wolfgang Schorlau, creator of the private investigator Georg Dengler, and Claudio Caiolo, born in Sicily and trained as an actor in Venice, offer a new perspective on an old Italian disaster.