Un caso come gli altri by Pasquale Ruju
Two women are seated across from one another in a police station’s private room. Annamaria is the widow of an influential ‘Ndrangheta boss who relocated to the northwest. In the end, her love was what brought her to that space with exposed concrete walls. Young and rambunctious Silvia serves as the Republic’s deputy prosecutor. She has a responsibility to complete it, and she intends to do so. To learn the real truth about the events behind her husband’s passing, she must question Annamaria. They exchange silent glances before the widow starts to tell. Silvia is aware that nothing will ever be the same after that day. Because that is unquestionably not an average case.
Un caso come gli altri by Pasquale Ruju
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Telegraphic writing is fluid but not superficial. The plot of the book is driven by information passed back and forth between Annamaria, the scary boss of Marcello Nicotra’s recent widow, and Germano, the deputy prosecutor.
And much like the best detective stories, this one has no shortage of turns; what initially appears to be just another case holds a number of shocks for the conclusion that will startle even the most seasoned reader and offer a fresh perspective on the narrative.
It’s intriguing to observe how Pasquale Ruju’s comics and graphic novels transition to a different medium, the novel. Pasquale Ruju is a very well-known author in Italy. Two women serve as the protagonists of his gripping story, one of them is a member of the ‘Ndrangheta, the Calabrian mafia, which is distinct from the Camorra and other organized crime groups. We learn the entire arc of this woman’s life as she navigates this utterly repressive system and ultimately frees herself from it, in one way or another, in Ruju’s account of how she fell in love with a man who revealed himself to be very different from how he first appeared.
She pays a really hefty amount to get herself out of this predicament. The characters are built in a really realistic way. Additionally, it’s challenging to find books about the ‘Ndrangheta because there aren’t many Calabrese authors and little interest in the organization. Even though he is Sardinian, Ruju lives in Turin, which has historically been heavily penetrated by the ‘Ndrangheta since 1974. As a result, Ruju was able to undertake extensive research into the ‘Ndrangheta’s operations for the novel.
Very unique in location and plot, easy to read, well-written, and entertaining. Keeps you guessing until the very end, with a wonderful twist to cap it off.
