A Matter of Money

Lolita Lobosco has gained renown through her TV series Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco, aired on RAI 1, with Luisa Ranieri in the lead role. In this new novel, the commissioner finds herself entangled in a perplexing case that has some deeply disturbing personal implications for her. The victim, Margherita Colonna, is a strikingly attractive bank manager. But what leaves Commissioner Lobosco most shaken is an eerie detail—Margherita looks remarkably like her, almost as if they were doppel-gängers. At first glance, it appears she jumped from her balcony, but the suicide theory is swiftly dismissed. As Lobosco delves into the victim’s past, a web of ill-fated relationships, murky connections, insatiable greed, and an obsession with luxury shopping begins to unfold. The investigation leads the commissioner to discover that lots of people may have had a motive. It may be a crime of passion or, indeed, “a matter of money”. Once again, the novel is set in the mesmerising city of Bari, with its rich culinary heritage and, of course, its famous spaghetti all’assassina.

Una questione di soldi
Gabriella Genisi
Sonzogno Editori, 2025