THE SALATI CASE
Book ID/图书代码： 04560008B27819
English Summary/英文概要： Castagnetti (informally known as ’Casta’) is a private detective who doesn’t do things by the book. He’s dogged and lonely, impatient with the world of appearances and deceit. So when a pompous notary commissions him to verify that a missing person is ’presumed dead’ in order to dispose of a dead woman’s estate to the other heirs, Casta smells a rat. Before long he’s reopening wounds from years ago and exposing family secrets to those who have tried to suppress them. The relatives of Signora Salati just want their their inheritance, but Casta is going to make sure they get their just desserts as well. Because Casta isn’t the sort to content himself with ’presumed dead’. He likes certainty, the kind of certainty that comes from seeing a skeleton. As the Salati case progresses, other corpses appear and Casta realizes he’s at the center of an old-fashioned Italian whodunit.
"The Salati Case" marks the appearance of a new and memorable detective: an orphan who has pulled himself up from the mean streets.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Castagnetti（人们都亲切地称呼他‘Casta’）是一名私家侦探，他不喜欢循规蹈矩地办事情。性格孤僻，但是他却有着百折不挠的毅力，办案子从不半途而废，对于世界的伪善和欺骗深恶痛绝。所以当一位趾高气扬的公证人员委托他去判定一个失踪的人“已经死亡”的时候，他这样做的目的是把那位失踪女子的房产转让给其他的继承人，Casta立即嗅出了一丝不妙的气息。不久之前，他再次揭开尘封多年的伤疤并且将家族秘密告之那些试图对它们守口如瓶的人们。
Signora Salati的亲戚只想着得到他们的遗产，然而Casta想让他们知道，他们仅仅能分到一杯少得可怜的羹。因为
Casta并不认同“那位女子已经死亡”的观点。他更喜欢找出事情的真相，挖地三尺也要把Signora Salati给找出来。随着案件的进展，其他几具尸体渐渐浮出水面而且Casta意识到他似乎正处于一部老式意大利侦探小说的情节之中。
《萨拉提家族案件》记叙了一位特立独行、令人难忘的侦探。(Susie)
Awards/获奖情况：“这是继《迈克尔•迪布丁》之后又一成功力作。我相信Castagnetti侦探又会回来的”This is a worthy successor to Michael Dibdin. I am sure that Castagnetti will be back.’
About the Author/作者介绍： Tobias Jones是一位英国作家兼记者。他毕业于牛津大学的耶稣学院，之后在《伦敦书评》和《星期日独立报》这两家报社工作。他于1999年搬到了意大利的帕尔玛。他最著名的小说是《意大利的黑暗之心》，本书着重描写了意大利的社会生活。现在他与他的意大利籍妻子和两个年幼的女儿一起在布里斯托尔（英国西部的港口城市）生活。在2006年的9月，他荣获“英国作家协会奖”。Tobias Jones is a British author and journalist. Educated at Jesus College, Oxford he worked at the London Review of Books and the Independent on Sunday. He moved to Parma in Italy in 1999. He is best known for the book he wrote about Italy, The Dark Heart of Italy. He now lives in Bristol with Italian wife and two young daughters. In September 2006 he captained England in the writers’ world cup.
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