Nozze

Name: Nozze
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Rating: 5 (10056 reviews)
Author: Maurizio de Giovanni

A chilling wedding gone murderously wrong

Written byMaurizio de Giovanni

Narrated byPeppe Servillo

Length7h32m

Release dateAugust 12, 2021

GenreMystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Police Procedurals

LanguageItalian

★★★★★ 5.0 (10,056 ratings)

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Author	Maurizio de Giovanni
Narrator	Peppe Servillo
Runtime	7h32m
Published	August 12, 2021
Rating	★★★★★ 5.0 / 5 (10,056 ratings)
Categories	Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Police Procedurals, Thriller & Suspense, Suspense
Format	Audiobook (Digital)
Platform	Audible

About This Audiobook

Maurizio de Giovanni’s *Nozze* plunges listeners into the grimy underbelly of Naples, where a bride’s pristine white dress becomes the chilling centerpiece of a grotesque murder. The Bastardi of Pizzofalcone—a ragtag team of detectives with personal demons—are dragged into a case that stinks of ritual and revenge. The victim, found naked in a cave with a knife through her heart, leaves no clues beyond her discarded gown, a silent taunt to the investigators. De Giovanni’s signature Neapolitan noir shines here, blending gritty realism with gothic undertones, where every alleyway and shadow seems to whisper secrets. The prose is lush yet razor-sharp, painting a city where beauty and brutality coexist in uneasy tension. This isn’t just a mystery; it’s a character study of a city and the people who refuse to let its darkness consume them. Peppe Servillo’s narration elevates it further, his voice a rough, honeyed growl that feels like a local guiding you through the muck.

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Editor's Review ★★★★★

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Peppe Servillo’s narration is the beating heart of this audiobook, transforming de Giovanni’s atmospheric prose into something visceral. His voice—deep, gravelly, and dripping with Neapolitan cadence—captures the Bastardi’s weary cynicism and the city’s simmering rage. There’s a scene where Servillo delivers a monologue about the bride’s dress, his tone shifting from mockery to outright dread, that I still hear in my head days later. The pacing is relentless, with de Giovanni doling out clues like a chef slicing bread: you’re left hungry for the next revelation but sated by each one. That said, the story’s resolution leans into melodrama more than I’d prefer, and a secondary character’s backstory felt tacked on. But these are minor quibbles. *Nozze* isn’t just a mystery; it’s a descent into a place where evil doesn’t announce itself—it slithers in on the tide, wearing a wedding veil. Servillo makes sure you *feel* every step of the journey.

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