Gianluca Arrighi

Gianluca Arrighi (born 3 October 1972) is a writer and an italian criminal lawyer.

Gianluca Arrighi
Born (1972-10-03) October 3, 1972
Rome, Italy
OccupationWriter, criminal lawyer
NationalityItaly
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
GenreLegal thriller
Crime fiction

Arrighi earned his MSc in Law, joining the Italian Bar Association in 2002. He has been Teaching Assistant of Criminal Law with both Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Cassino, and author of scholarly papers and articles published in law journals. He made his debut as a writer with Crimina romana in 2009:[1] Arrighi drew on his experience as criminal lawyer for this essay, a short story collection focusing on court cases he had handled, and which catalyzed him to start writing about actions of real offenders, focusing on their personal background and human traits. A limited edition of the book has been purchased by the Province of Rome under the Presidency of Nicola Zingaretti, and it was distributed as a reference reading for high school students as part of a project intended to promote a culture of lawfulness and to combat youth crime. Within this framework, Arrighi met about two hundred students, sitting for Q&A sessions about crimes and criminality[2].

Arrighi released his first crime novel, Vincolo di sangue in 2012.[3]. Based on a filicide case committed by Rosalia Quartararo in Summer 1993, the book featured in the Ibs list of best-selling books for six months, ranking sixth[4].

In the same year, Italy’s top commercial broadcaster Mediaset has interviewed Gianluca Arrighi as one of the eight best Italian crime writers[5].

With L’inganno della memoria, published in March 2014[6], Arrighi brought to life the fictional character Elia Preziosi, a Rome-based enigmatic and aloof public prosecutor[7]. L'inganno della memoria turned out to be the best-selling Italian legal thriller in 2014[8]. Elia Preziosi featured again in two of Arrighi’s following successful thriller novels: namely, Il confine dell’ombra[9][10] and A un passo dalla follia[11].

Oltre ogni verità is his first novel starring Jader Leoni.[12][13][14][15].

Besides, since 2010 Arrighi has been writing several noir short stories appearing in popular Italian magazines.

As a youth, Arrighi had no really dreams of becoming a writer, although he did like to read, his favourite authors being Edgar Allan Poe, Raymond Chandler, James Ellroy, Dashiell Hammett, Jeffrey Deaver and Stephen King: something he has retained in adulthood. Yet, Arrighi is now an acknowledged master of crime fiction in Italy[16]. Most of his stories and novels are set in Rome.

One year after L'inganno della memoria was published, Arrighi was victim of stalking[17]. His stalker - an aspiring writer whom has been later identified by the police and sentenced in court in Rome - confessed to investigators that he had persecuted Arrighi because he was envious of his success.[18][19][20]

References
  1. Redazione (8 July 2009). ""Crimina romana" In un libro i mille volti della cronaca nera". Il Giornale.
  2. Patricia Tagliaferri (4 May 2009). "Lezioni di legalità nelle scuole contro la criminalità minorile". Il Giornale. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. Laura Martellini (5 April 2012). "Nella mente di un' assassina". Corriere della Sera. p. 18.
  4. Patrizio J. Macci (7 September 2012). "Il best seller è alla romana. Il segreto? Rete e social net". Affari Italiani. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. Mediaset. "Il calamaio rosso sangue". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16.
  6. Adnkronos. "Libri: "L'inganno della memoria" nella Roma di Gianluca Arrighi".
  7. Libero. "Libri: a marzo sugli scaffali 'L'inganno della memoria' di Gianluca Arrighi".
  8. Attualità. "Libri: "L'inganno della memoria" è il legal thriller italiano più venduto". CheDonna.
  9. Cultura (12 April 2017). ""Orco", caccia al serial killer. E l'ex pm torna in prima linea". Il Corriere della Sera.
  10. Cultura (8 June 2017). "Gianluca Arrighi indaga sul confine dell'ombra". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata, Ansa.
  11. Cultura (9 July 2019). "Libri: agenti segreti e serial killer nell'ultuimo thriller di Arrighi". Il Corriere della Sera.
  12. Cultura (6 February 2018). "L'Islam, l'omicidio dello studioso e i pregiudizi del maresciallo del paese". Il Corriere della Sera.
  13. Cultura (1 February 2018). "In libreria "Oltre ogni verità": il nuovo thriller di Gianluca Arrighi". SoloLibri.
  14. Cultura (17 October 2017). "Arrighi in libreria. "Oltre ogni verità", ultima opera del maestro del brivido". Affaritaliani.
  15. Cultura (7 May 2018). ""Oltre ogni verità" c'è un grande successo". ElecTo Mag.
  16. Cultura (13 April 2017). "Torna in libreria il maestro del legal thriller Arrighi". Askanews.
  17. Giulio De Santis (8 June 2015). "Scrittore fallito diventa stalker del giallista e avvocato Arrighi". Corriere della Sera.
  18. Cronaca (22 June 2015). "Condannato lo stalker dello scrittore Arrighi". Affari Italiani. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  19. Cronaca (6 August 2017). "Arrestato a Padova lo stalker dell'avvocato Arrighi: lo perseguitava da anni". La Repubblica.
  20. Cronaca (4 August 2017). "Incubo stalker per l'avvocato giallista Gianluca Arrighi: inseguito da Roma a Cortina". Il Messaggero.


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