Second in the contemporary Italian crime fiction series featuring Inspector Lojacono by the bestselling author of the Commissario Ricciardi novels. A kidnapped child and the burglary of a high-class apartment: Two crimes that seem to have no connection at all until Inspector Lojacono, known as "The Chinaman," starts to investigate. Darkness for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone is the second book in a series set in contemporary Naples that draws inspiration...

"This new installment in Maurizio de Giovanni's bestselling 'Bastards of Pizzofalcone' series unfolds during a crisp April in contemporary Naples. A baby is left abandoned beside a dumpster. A young Ukrainian maid battles against greed and wickedness. Feral animals have begun disappearing from the streets. The task of solving these mysteries is entrusted to a team of policemen in which few, if any, have faith: the Bastards of Pizzofalcone. De Giovanni...