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Thuy Anh tanhsilk96b69a — Lucarelli, Carlo. THE DAMNED SEASON. (1991; U.S.-2007). ***1/2. This is the second novel in the De Luca trilogy from this author, featuring Commissario De Luca. In this installment, De Luca is attempting to get away from his past as a policeman under the Fascist regime that was in charge of his town. Although he is essentially apolitical, he is well aware that he could be tarred with the same brush that leads to reprisals in 1943 in Italy when the Allies have finally swept the Nazis from the country. While passing through some back country, he is accosted by Brigadier Guido Leonardi, an officer of the Italian army. Guido asks for his papers, which De Luca provides. His papers are under a false name, and De Luca reels off the pertinent information to try and cover himself. Guido is not fooled. He recognizes De Luca from a course he had taken on detective techniques long ago in Bologna. He ultimately agrees to help De Luca get through and on to a new life, but he first needs his help – a gentle form of blackmail. Guido is faced with a mass murder: four members of a family, the Guerras, and their dog. The family is a group of peasants that lived in a run-down hut, but the hut had been thoroughly searched during the murders. What could this family possibly possess that would warrant such an attack. When De Luca looks closer, he finds that the young man of the family had been tortured before he was executed. De Luca does his usual stuff of sniffing out clues, all of which are being masked by different members of the community who are obviously trying to cover up wrong-doings by members of various political parties. During all of this, De Luca is suffering from some un-named sickness. He can’t sleep. He can barely eat. He only manages to keep down coffee. It’s almost as if he has malaria or something like it. We have to guess that this sickness comes from his fear of politics. It’s a situation that he doesn’t understand and can’t control. He finally runs up against Learco Padovani – nicknamed Carnera – who is in total control of the people of the town and who ruthlessly carries out reprisals on collaborators. We suspect him from the start, but no one is willing to go against him. De Luca has no such problems. He is dedicated to the cause of justice and has no fear of men. This installment is less approachable than the first – mainly because of De Luca’s constant sicknesses, which put him out of action frequently. It is still good writing, but less attractive to the reader.