Donato Carrisi

Donato Carrisi is an award winning and best selling Italian mystery author best known as the author of the “Mila Vasquez” series of novels. The author was born and raised in Martina Franca, Italy but now spends much of his time between Milan and Rome. After he graduated from college with a degree in law he specialized in behavioral science and criminology. He would then go on to become a screenwriter, director and writer of cinema and television series. His novel “The Girl in the Fog” was made into a film by the same name that was the winner of the David di Donatello best new director award. Several of his novels have also been made into TV series and films. For his work, he has been recognized in Italy and all across Europe as he has won the Italian Bancarella Award and the Prix de Poche and the Prix Polar in France. There are millions of his novels in print, most of which have been translated into more than 30 novels across the world. His debut novel “The Whisperer” which was published in 2010 has sold nearly 200, 000 copies in Italy alone where it has won both the Camaiore and the Bancarella Prizes. The rights of the novel have been sold to more than eight jurisdictions in Europe.