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Death and the dolce vita

by Stephen Gundle, Stephen Gundle

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By the 1950s, Italy was in the process of reinventing itself and becoming one of the most glamorous places on earth. But the murder of Wilma Montesi exposed a darker side of Roman life--a life of corruption, cover-ups and carnal pleasures. It was a crime that the newspapers, the public and one particularly determined detective wanted to get to the heart of.

Social conditionsCrimeCorruptionHistoryMontesi, wilma, 1932-1953Murder, italyRome, social conditionsItaly, politics and government
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