The Novels
Three stories, three different worlds. Imperfect characters, unlikely coincidences and lives that take unexpected turns. A blend of irony, melancholy, dark humour and the absurd.
In Seville, It Rains Backwards
Darío Vega is thirty-three and suffers from an unusual condition that turns memory into something dangerously unreliable. After meeting Miguel and Gabriel, he becomes involved in an unlikely escape and a journey across Andalusia. Between absurd situations, unexpected encounters and unanswered questions, the three men discover that some journeys are about far more than reaching a destination.
Original Italian novel published in 2026.
English-language edition · 2026.
Happiness Costs Five Euros
Jean lives in Ducey, Normandy, with his grandfather Mathieu, a sixty-five-year-old man with a weakness for cognac, Gauloises cigarettes and a decidedly unconventional lifestyle. Their chaotic but strangely happy existence begins to unravel when Jean discovers that his memories cannot be trusted. A psychological thriller about family secrets, identity and the dangerous price of truth.
Originally published in Italian in 2017
as Monsieur Mathieu e il segreto
delle magiche erbe
under the pen name J.L. Defoe.
Revised and published in English in 2026.
Cleopatra the Hen
A black hen wearing a tiny crown. Diamonds hidden in eggs. Dangerous criminals and an impressive collection of spectacularly bad decisions. Andrea and Paco are dragged into an increasingly ridiculous criminal adventure through Romania and the streets of Bucharest. A dark comedy where greed, chaos and danger go hand in hand, and one extraordinary hen appears to be at the centre of it all.
Revised edition by Gianluca De Falco · 2026.
English-language edition · 2026.