1966
To Each His Own
Leonardo Sciascia · 1921–1989 · Italy
Originally A ciascuno il suo (Italian)
Why it matters
A Sicilian pharmacist's murder is quietly solved by a schoolteacher who then discovers no one wants the truth told. Sciascia's precise, furious anatomy of mafia omertà and small-town complicity.
At a glance
crime & noirpolitical novel
Difficulty 4/10fast pace152 pagesA short, clear-eyed procedural, though its irony rewards close attention.
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