In the Name of Ishmael

First UK edition. Royal 8vo. Pp. iv, 444. Pictorial wraps enclosed in French flaps, with cover illustration by Rosamund Calthrop. Chronology to rear. Translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein. Originally published as Nel nome di Ishmael, by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milan, in 2001. First edition in English published by Miramax Books/ Hyperion, New York, in 2003.

Author's first novel. Prix Méditerranée étranger finalist. A baroque thriller of international political intrigue, featuring two interlocking stories that weave a conspiracy plot with a serial killer narrative. "Genna has written a gripping book: the cool, precise style matches the cleverly devised plot." –Der Spiegel