ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DAVID CRISTOFANO has worked for different branches of the federal government for over fifteen years, serving such agencies as the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense. His debut novel, The Girl She Used to Be, was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author. He currently works in the Washington, DC, area, where he lives with his wife, son, and daughter.
ALSO BY DAVID CRISTOFANO
The Girl She Used to Be
Contents
WELCOME
DEDICATION
EPIGRAPH
A CHI DAI IL DITO SI PRENDE ANCHE IL BRACCIO
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
FINCHÉ C’È VITA, C’È SPERANZA
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
NELLA VITA—CHI NON RISICA—NON ROSICA
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
MALE E BENE A FINE VIENE
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ALSO BY DAVID CRISTOFANO
COPYRIGHT
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2012 by David Cristofano
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