Roberto Costantini was born in Tripoli in 1952. Formerly an engineer and business consultant, he is now a manager of the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, where he also teaches on the MBA program.
Balistreri: one of the most fully realized protagonists in modern crime fiction. - Independent Costantini has created a fascinating protagonist. - Guardian Utterly compelling. The action is nonstop and the tension unlimited. Passionate portrayal of a corrupt and criminal Italy. - The Times Sprawling, violent and beset by a tortured morality, this is a compelling vision of modern Italy. - Mail on Sunday