Description
In a quiet Sicilian town, an anonymous letter arrives with a chilling death threat—one that draws attention to a mild, law-abiding pharmacist and sets off a chain of suspicion, fear, and escalating violence. As two men are murdered and the community scrambles to make sense of what it knows (and what it refuses to know), an introverted academic becomes entangled in the case, only to discover how easily “help” can turn into danger. Blending detective plotting with razor-edged social observation, the novel explores themes of moral responsibility, the seductions of certainty, and the way small-town politics can weaponize private knowledge. With Sciascia’s cool, precise style and his talent for turning everyday details into unsettling clues, this is a mystery that probes not just who did it, but what people are willing to do—and to ignore—to protect themselves.
Available Editions
hardcover
Carcanet Pr
Published Jan 1, 1989
140 pages
ISBN: 9780856358197
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Details
First Published
1989
Language
eng
Translation
From: ita
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia.