District Attorney Varga is shot dead. Then Judge Sanza is killed. Then Judge Azar. Are these random murders, or part of a conspiracy? Inspector Rogas thinks he might know, but as soon as he makes progress he is transferred and encoura...

A dark-suited man is shot dead as he runs for a bus in the piazza of a small town. The investigating officer suspects the mafia, and soon finds himself up against a wall of silence and vested interests. As he uncovers a chain of nasty...

Sciascia's subtext, which straddles the line between cynicism and despair, is that in an insane society, the quest for truth can only be a psychopathic act. This understanding is the engine that drives Sciascia's fictions, sturdy as t...