Maurizio de Giovanni Reading Order

15 books (2007–2024)

Maurizio de Giovanni's Commissario Ricciardi series consists of 15 mystery and thriller novels published between 2007 and 2024, with the series currently ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with I Will Have Vengeance and continuing through the most recent installment, Volver. This Italian crime series follows the investigations of its titular commissario across Naples and its surrounding regions, with each novel building on the character development and interconnected cases established in earlier books.

Start with I Will Have Vengeance, the first of 15 books in the Commissario Ricciardi series.

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1	I Will Have Vengeance 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blood Curse 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Everyone in Their Place 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Day of the Dead 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	By My Hand 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Viper 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Bottom of Your Heart 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Glass Souls 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Nameless Serenade 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Winter Swallows 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Il purgatorio dell'angelo 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Il pianto dell'alba 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Caminito 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Soledad 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Volver 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (2012–2021)

The Giuseppe Lojacono series by Maurizio de Giovanni comprises 16 mystery and thriller novels published between 2012 and 2021, following the protagonist detective through interconnected cases in Naples. The sequence should be read in publication order, beginning with The Crocodile and continuing through titles including Darkness for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone, Cold for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone, Puppies, Bread, and subsequent entries. The series appears to be complete as of 2021, offering readers a full narrative arc across the detective's investigations and character development.

Start with The Crocodile / Il metodo del coccodrillo, the first of 16 books in the Giuseppe Lojacono series.

#	Title
1	The Crocodile / Il metodo del coccodrillo 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Buio per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Darkness for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone / Buio per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Bastards of Pizzofalcone / I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cold for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone / Gelo per i bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Gelo per i bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cuccioli per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Puppies / Cuccioli per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Bread / Pane per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Pane per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Souvenir per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Vuoto per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Nozze per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Fiori per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Angeli per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2019–2022)

The Le indagini di Sara series by Maurizio de Giovanni comprises seven mystery and thriller novels published between 2019 and 2022. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Le parole di Sara and continuing through Un volo per Sara. Each entry builds on the preceding stories within this Italian crime series.

Start with Le parole di Sara, the first of 7 books in the Le indagini di Sara series.

#	Title
1	Le parole di Sara 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sara al tramonto 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sbirre 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Una lettera per Sara 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Gli occhi di Sara 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Sorelle - Una storia di Sara 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Un volo per Sara 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2016–2016)

#	Title
1	Bread / Pane per i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible