DEATH'S DARK ABYSS, by Massimo Carlotto

(originally posted on October 11, 2006)

Why is Carlotto among my very favorite authors? Because on the surface, he has no moral compass, equating heroes with villains and giving everyone a dark path to wander down, but deep down his explorations of thwarted justice and contempt for the Italian system stems from deep-seated idealism cruelly taken away - and brilliantly explored here, as always.