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A Death in Malta: An Assassination and a Family's Quest for Justice
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A journalist's account of the murder of his muckraking mother and a quest for justice that has reverberated far beyond their tiny homeland. An archipelago off the southern coast of Italy, Malta is a picturesque gem eroded by a climate of corruption, polarization, inequality, and a virtual absence of civic spirit. In this unpromising soil, a fearless journalist took root. Daphne Caruana Galizia fashioned herself into the country's lonely voice of conscience, her muckraking and editorializing sending shock waves that threatened to topple those in power and made her at once the island's best-known figure and its most reviled. In 2017, a campaign of intimidation against her culminated in a car bombing that took her life. Daphne was also the mother to three sons, who with their father have carried on the quest for justice and transparency after her death. Narrated by the youngest of them, the journalist Paul Caruana Galizia.
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"Paul Caruana Galizia is a superb storyteller."
"The descriptive narrative highlights not only a son's love for his mother but also the positive and negative effects of determination and resistance of those in the story."
"It strained her relationship with her husband and seeped into the daily experiences of her three sons."
"The result is an instant classic of political true crime that will make readers' blood boil."
"Paul's story, told in a clear and vivid narrative, has all the elements of a political thriller."
"Paul Caruana Galizia has given his mother a new and even more lasting monument: a book that is unforgettable, beautifully written, and deeply honest."
"Galizia's argument in a nutshell: 'Malta's post-independence constitution had effectively renamed colonial governors as prime ministers.' His mother would agree, however, which is perhaps the point."
"A memorable book of a courageous crusade for justice."
"Then again, why should he be?"
"Galizia combines memoir, true crime, and history as he details Malta's complicated past for a riveting and unnerving story that remains fully unresolved."
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