Bøger af Tonino Benacquista

Two men decide to change their lives. An innocent bet becomes a risky proposition.

';Boisterous black comedy . . . funny and goodhearted, with much incident and expert enthusiasm for sex, food and drink.'The Literary Review';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.'Belfast IndependentSome 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.Winner of three mystery prizes in one year, including the Grand Prix de la Littrature Policire and the Prix Mystre de la Critique.Tonino Benacquista, 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.

Navne: Antoine og Bertrand Særlige kendetegn: Store i kæften, fulde af løgn, fup og fiduser Erhverv: Professionelle snyltere Føde: Champagne og petits fours Ejendele: To slidte smokinger Antoine og Bertrand er to natteravne, skadedyr af den meget charmerende slags, som kun lever i storbyen. For at slå tiden ihjel og for at få noget at spise kappes de hver nat om at finde de mest kreative måder at skaffe sig adgang til cocktailparties og chikke natklubber i det parisiske natteliv. Om dagen sover de i et fitnesscenter. En aften bruger de navnet Jordan, et fjernt bekendtskab, til at crashe en jetsetter fest, men deres ublu misbrug af navnet som en nøgle til Paris’ natteliv skal blive skæbnesvangert. De bliver brutalt tilbageholdt af festens vært, som vil slå en handel af med dem: Antoine får 48 timer til at finde denne Jordan, mens Bertrand bliver holdt som gidsel. Antoine kaster sig ud i jagten på Jordan og hans mystiske partner Violaine, to farlige natdyr, som ifølge rygterne har den uheldige vane at bide folk i halsen. Bidt af natten er en mesterlig fortælling med en sprudlende stil. Den veksler mellem krimigenrens koder og det fantastiskes univers og hylder gatecrashernes fandenivoldske livsstil. Tonino Benacquista byder her på en udsøgt blanding af sort humor og spænding sat i scene i Paris’ natlige jungle, et Paris, der ligger meget langt fra guidebøgernes vanlige turistruter.