Welcome to the Home Page of Nadia Dalbuono, author of THE FEW, THE AMERICAN (Longlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger) THE HIT, THE EXTREMIST and THE DEVIL.
You can find me on Twitter @NadiaJDalby.
Welcome to the Home Page of Nadia Dalbuono, author of THE FEW, THE AMERICAN (Longlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger) THE HIT, THE EXTREMIST and THE DEVIL.
You can find me on Twitter @NadiaJDalby.
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Started reading this morning and it kept me enthral led all day.
Nice to have a hero who has explicit reasons for angst and characters who can maintain their humanity. Horrible things do happen but this novel does not delight in the ghoulish.
Looking forward to the next book!
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Thanks Sheila. I’m very glad you enjoyed it. Working on the sequel now!
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Great read, great central character, looking forward to the sequel. As the comment above says you’ve managed to deal with really unpleasant subject matter in a way that was neither voyeuristic nor gratuitously shocking. Well done!! Best wishes Maureen
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Many thanks Maureen. I’m very glad to hear that you think the book dealt with the subject matter in an acceptable way. I’m just editing the sequel to THE FEW at the moment which should be out later in the year. Very best wishes and thankyou for taking the time to write – it means a lot to a debut author!
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Congrats
Great sense of place
I’ve been to Elba and loved it
I’ll look out for book 2
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Many thanks Lanning. I’m very glad you enjoyed it. The sequel should be out in the autumn – busy editing now! All the very best to you, Nadia.
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Dear Nadia,
Wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed your book “the few”, and really like your main character.
Am looking forward to reading your new book, and am so glad that it is coming out by year’s end.
Well done!
Regards
Libby
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Hi Nadia I have read & very much enjoyed The Few & The American are there more Leone Scamarcio novels to follow? Best wishes Donald
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Hi Donald. I’m very glad to hear you enjoyed the books. I’m writing the third novel in the series at the moment which should be out in August 2016. A fourth book is scheduled for 2017. Many thanks for your feedback and best wishes, Nadia
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Dear Nadia,loved The Few + now starting The American 👍 Opening my eyes to the old country! You even mentioned where my old man is from..Positano! Grazie..Adrian
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Many thanks Adrian. I’m very glad you enjoyed The Few. I hope you like The American. No mention of Positano in that one I’m afraid but there is an interesting trip north! Many thanks for taking the time to write. Very best, Nadia
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Hi, I just fonished both your books. They are really fantastic, good plots, great characters, great locations and dealing with important issues. Looking forward to the next ones. Will they include the same cast of characters? How does Scamarcio deal with his dilemma? Any clues for faithful fans? Moi
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Many thanks Moi. I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed them. Yes, some of the same people will reappear in the later books. Scamarcio finds his dilemma increasingly difficult to deal with but in book 3 THE HIT (due out later this year) it does come to a head a bit and he has to make some uncomfortable decisions. I’ve just started working on book 4 and that should be out next year, all being well. Many thanks for taking the time to write and if you ever had time to post a review on Amazon, I’d really appreciate it! Very best, Nadia
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Loved both books…do very pleased that third is coming out this month… Can it be kindled?? Keep up the great writing with engrossing characterisation. Stu
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Many thanks for writing Stuart. The third is out now and can be kindled both in the UK and Australia. The UK paperback is out in January I believe. Very best, Nadia
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Hi there,
I’m a blogger and free-lance book reviewer for a website called Bookwitty. I just wanted to let you know that your first book kept me reading into the wee hours. I’ve included Scamarcio in this list of Italian fictional Commissari: https://www.bookwitty.com/reading_list/6-italian-detectives-who-leave-scandi-noir-in-the/599d3d1050cef77e23f1f0e8
I look forward to reading more of Scamarcio’s adventures. Best, Lynda.
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Many thanks Lynda. I’m glad you enjoyed the book. Just about to read your piece. The title is very intriguing!
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Hi, Nadia. Just discovered your books and my first read was The Hit. Seeing it was the third book in the series, I’m heading straight out to find the first two. I could feel myself immersed back in Italy and wanting to go again very soon..
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Many thanks for your message Noel. I’m so glad you enjoyed The Hit and that it rekindled your interest in Italy. I very much hope you like the first two in the series. The most recent, The Extremist, follows on from The Hit and sees big changes for Scamaricio. Happy summer reading to you and thanks again for taking the trouble to write!
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Many thanks Noel – I’m so glad to hear you liked The Hit. I hope the first two prove enjoyable too. I hope also that you manage to plan a trip to Italy soon! Very best, Nadia
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Really enjoying your writing! Finished The Hit about 1 this morning, sleepy as I was , couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to the continued development of Scamarcio whose combination of anx and doggedness makes him very likable.Well done.
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Many thanks for the positive words Carl. I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying the books. It means a lot! The very best to you and your family xx
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I’ve read all 4 of your novels in the last three months and I’m addicted! Please tell me there will be a 5th installment?!
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Many thanks Stephanie. I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying the series. Yes, indeed – there will be a 5th book which I’m hoping to finish by the end of this year. Big changes are coming for Scamarcio in this one!
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Hi my son and I are loving your books. We recently went to Paris and sat in a park on a dry hot day reading them. We like all the twists and turns you give Scamarcio. We have read your first three books. Looking forward to reading the rest of them
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Hi Geoff and Ben. I hope you had a good holiday in Paris! I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying the books and I hope you like The Extremist too. Thanks so much for taking the trouble to send some positive feedback. It means a lot! Very best to you both, Nadia
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Hi Nadia,
Just read 2 of your books. The American, which I loved and really got into the story, I followed the twists n turns although it had a bit too much going on the pace was just right for me. So then The Extremist, which really lost me. This is set in one of the loveliest places on earth but you lost me about half way through, actually got bored, and at the end when he is thinking about the impending fatherhood, our protagonist cant even rejoice in the moment! Unbelievable. Sorry I have retired him! Its lost its way. Smell the roses a little!
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Lynn,
Interesting that you took the time to point out to me that you no longer enjoy the books. It’s strange, I’ve been told by quite a few people that the Extremist is their favourite. Very subjective I guess. I think you probably need to understand the kind of childhood Scamarcio had to appreciate why fatherhood might be troublesome and complex for him. This childhood is referred to in the early books.
Not sure what you mean by smell the roses but never mind. I don’t have any in my garden so there you go.
Nadia
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I’ve read The Few, The American and the Hit. Hi be lived all of them and I’m now part way through the he Extremist – also loving this latest book. I seem to remember you saying there would be one more (at least)? I do hope so. I’m hooked 😊 !
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Sorry, should have checked before posting. I intended to say, “I’ve loved all of them…”
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I loved The Extremist as I’ve loved all the Scamarcio series, I can’t wait till the next book comes out! Crime thrillers is my genre, I’ve read all the Jack Reacher, Harry Bosch. Kurt Wallander and Roy Grace series and Scamarcio is right up there with them in terms of being a page turner! Keep doing what you’re doing!
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Thanks so much Mary. Your message cheered me up and gave me a much needed kick to keep going. The new book, The Devil, should be out In January, Thanks so much for taking the trouble to contact me.
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Hello Nadia, Just reading The American and very impressed with your research! I keep referring to google and time after time I find your background is right. Only thing I havent found is any reference to C. I. A. controlled operative mixing cement with milk in Cuba. Did this happen or is it a gem from your imagination? Congratulations on producing an exhilirating and yet factual book. Im a fan!
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Many thanks for your comments John. The cement story was not a product of my imagination but the testimony of a former CIA agent active in Cuba. The goal of course was to undermine the peoples’ faith in Castro. Thanks so much for taking the trouble to write!
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Hello Nadia
My husband suggested I read The Few at the start of lockdown and I have subsequently read all 5 of your books, one after the other! I love the variety and complexity of your storylines and the historical links which have me looking things up online. I am intrigued by Scamarcio and his background history, especially his ties to the mafia. Can you give any clues to what might be in store for Scamarcio in the next novel? When do you think it might be out for us to buy? Nicky
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Hi Nicky. Thanks for your message. I am so glad you have been enjoying the books. Alas I am not yet sure when the next Scamarcio book will be out as I am currently writing a stand alone novel set in the US with a completely new cast of characters. That said, I would very much like to return to Scamarcio one day soon so I shall be sure to let you know when I have news about a 6th book. Many thanks again and take care xx
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Hello Nadia
My husband suggested I read The Few at the start of lockdown and I have subsequently read all 5 of your books, one after the other! I love the variety and complexity of your storylines and the historical links which have me looking things up online. I am intrigued by Scamarcio and his background history, especially his ties to the mafia. Can you give any clues to what might be in store for Scamarcio in the next novel? When do you think it might be out for us to buy? Nicky
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Ciao Nadia, ho letto The Devil e mi ha piaciuto tanto. Ci sara un prossimo ?, Forza Leone
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Grazie mille Anthony. Sono contenta che The Devil ti e’ piaciuto. A questo momento per quanto riguarda un nuovo libro non lo so onestamente. Spero di scrivere libro numero 6 e l’idea c’e l’ho ma sto aspettando la decisione di ‘quelli con potere’. Grazie che mi hai scritto e se puoi raccommandare il libro ai amici sarei molto grata perche qualche vendite in piu’ non sarebbe male! Grazie di nuovo e buona giornata, Nadia
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Hi Nadia, thanks for a great series of books. Just finished reading The Devil, a very accomplished piece of work. Your books just get better and better. Great character development, Scamarcio is both fascinating and complex. Well done! Can’t wait for the next book, of hopefully many!
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Nadia a big thank you for the Scarmachio series. I am just finishing The Hit and have The Extremist waiting and The Devil arriving tomorrow. Somehow I have become an addict if Italian crime fiction. It started with Massimo Carlotto. Then the Schiavone series appeared on TV here and I read all the Manzinis. So it wasn’t a big jump to your excellent series.
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Many thanks for getting in touch Bob. I’m so glad to hear you are enjoying the books. Scamarcio 6 is still in the works so I will let you know when that is due. Very best, Nadia
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