Massimo Carlotto

Massimo Carlotto

Massimo Carlotto was born on June 22nd, 1956 and is currently 70 years old. Massimo Carlotto was born in Padua, Italy.

Massimo Carlotto is the author of the L'Alligatore series which currently consists of 6 novels. The L'Alligatore series started in 2000 with the novel The Colombian Mule. The most recently released novel in the L'Alligatore series was Blues for Outlaw Hearts and Old Whores which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming novels for the L'Alligatore series.

When Massimo was a 19-year-old student, he heard the cries of a woman. Following them, he found 25-year-old Margherita Magello bleeding and dying. She had been stabbed nearly sixty times. Rather than contacting the police, Massimo fled the scene, and ended up getting arrested and charged with the murder. When he was first tried, he was acquitted due to lack of evidence. But then, he received an 18-year sentence, which was confirmed by the Supreme Court of Cassation. He went on the run, becoming a fugitive in France and then Mexico. He was captured and returned to Italy. After a popular movement for his innocence and years of legal posturing, Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro granted him a pardon.

Massimo Carlotto: Awards & Accolades

Carlotto's book, The Goodbye Kiss was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original, in 2007.

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Massimo Carlotto: F.A.Q