The Ballad of Mila
by Matteo Strukul
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Pub Date 24 Feb 2014 | Archive Date 3 Feb 2014
ANGRY ROBOT Ltd | Exhibit A
Description
Pray the cops find you first…
Imagine Elmore Leonard behind the wheel of a car in Grand Theft Autoas one Italian woman sets out to cut the mafia down to size – one limb at a time…
Two perfectly matched gangs are fighting for control of the north-east Italian region of Venetia. But a formidable young woman with vengeance on her mind has plans to upset the balance. Abandoned by her mother and violated by a gang of criminals just after they slaughtered her father, Mila Zago is a cold-blooded killer, a deadly assassin. Brought up by her grandfather on the Sette Comuni plateau under a rigid martial code, she returns home to seek her revenge, conspiring to create a spectacular showdown reminiscent A Fistful of Dollars.
The Ballad of Mila is the first novel in an ongoing series focused on the formidable female Italian bounty hunter Mila Zago, a.k.a. Red Dread.
As well as being shortlisted for the Premio Scerbanenco / La Stampa prize, it won the Premio Speciale Valpolicella 2011, and in its graphic novel format was awarded the the Premio Leone di Narnia as “Best Italian comic book series of the year”.
Advance Praise
“When you read Matteo Strukul, wear something washable. The action is non-stop, and the blood flies off the page.” Linwood Barclay, bestselling author of Never Look Away and Fear the Worst)
“Matteo Strukul has a brilliant style and a rare imagination. I heartily welcome him to the God-cursed and Devil-blessed brotherhood of mad novelists!”
- Tim Willocks bestselling author of Green River Rising and The Religion
“Matteo Strukul is one of the most important new voices in Italian crime fiction and must be read.”
Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award-winner for The Bottoms
“With Matteo Strukul pulp fiction starts a new, wonderful season. New ideas, a ‘beyond the genre’ style, powerful injections of reality and a new, really fascinating, feminine character. The Mila Saga has begun. Finally. We have been waiting for it for a long time!”
- Massimo Carlotto, Edgar Award-nominated for The Goodbye Kiss
“For everyone who loves Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill this book is a must-read! Violence and noir atmospherics from Matteo Strukul.”
- D, La Repubblicaq Delle Donne
“With a high octane, fast paced tempo The Ballad of Mila paints a vivid picture of the merciless north-east of Italy. With a melancholic, lyrical touch at the end of the tale.”
- La Stampa
Marketing Plan
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781909223745 |
| PRICE | £5.49 (GBP) |
