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Alexander Lucie-Smith is a Catholic priest and author of several books, fiction and non-fiction alike. His latest work is a series of stories about the Sicilian Mafia. He speaks Italian, has lived in Italy, and has travelled widely in the peninsula. 'They were, she reflected, in one of the most beautiful places on earth. But one never truly got away. There was no freedom, only temporary reprieves. There was always a debt to pay, always a reckoning.' Calogero di Rienzi receives a cryptic message summoning him from the Purgatory quarter of Catania, which he controls, to a meeting in Noto. ...

In the slum of Purgatory, in the city of Catania, Calogero di Rienzi, discovers that his late father is a notorious Mafia bomb maker, known as the Chemist, and resolves that he too will rise in the organisation, against all obstacles. The Chemist of Catania is the story of his ascent to power, and how he ruthlessly deals with all those who stand in his path. “I review a lot of crime novels, and they very seldom come up to the level of Alexander Lucie-Smith’s riveting Sicilian stories. He paints the landscapes and townscapes of Catania with brightness. The plots are fast, the characters ...