<p>Cesario Picca (1972) born and bred in Salento (South Italy), lives in Bologna. For 25 years he worked as a crime and judicial reporter, now he devotes his time to his thrillers. He has already published (2005), the juridical essay <strong><em>Senza bavaglio – l’evoluzione del concetto di libertà di stampa</em></strong> (<em>Ungagged</em><em> – the developing concept of freedom of the press)</em>. His love for thrillers blossomed with <em>Murder in the Tremiti Isles</em> you has just read. But if you have liked the main character Rosario Santacroce you can refind him in many other intrigues and adventures like the esoteric and masonic <em>L’intrigo- guanti puri e senza macchia</em>, or <em>Gioco mortale – delitto nel mondo della trasgressione, Il dio danzante – delitto nel Salento</em> or <strong>Broken Lives</strong> <em>(Monsters from the past destroy the future…), </em>a psychological thriller set in London, dedicated to victims of abuse and inspired by Criminal Minds.</p><p>In 2002 Picca was awarded the Piero Passetti prize for “<strong>Reporter of the year</strong>”. He’s a speaker or moderator at numerous conferences and participates in many radio and television broadcasts.</p>
