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Massimo Carlotto Books in Order

Massimo Carlotto has written 11 books, published between 1994 and 2020. The first book is The Fugitive (1994) and the newest is Blues for Outlaw Hearts and Old Whores (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1994–2020
Pages on record
1,842 in 10 of 11 books
Reading time
31–46 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,842 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Massimo Carlotto, author

Massimo Carlotto is an Italian writer and playwright, born on 22 July 1956. The catalogue holds 11 Carlotto books from The Fugitive (1994) to Blues for Outlaw Hearts and Old Whores (2020), grouped into the L'Alligatore and Giorgio Pellegrini series. The Colombian Mule, The Goodbye Kiss, The Master of Knots and Poisonville are among the titles. Subjects include private investigators, organized crime, drug traffic, kidnapping, revenge and judicial error.

How many Massimo Carlotto books are there?

Massimo Carlotto has 11 books, released between 1994 and 2020. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Massimo Carlotto Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Massimo Carlotto books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Fugitive by Massimo Carlotto (1994)
  2. Cover of The Colombian Mule by Massimo Carlotto, book 1 of the L'Alligatore series (2000)
  3. Cover of The Goodbye Kiss by Massimo Carlotto, book 1 of the Giorgio Pellegrini series (2001)
  4. Cover of The Master of Knots by Massimo Carlotto, book 2 of the L'Alligatore series (2002)
  5. Cover of Death's Dark Abyss by Massimo Carlotto (2004)
  6. Cover of Poisonville by Massimo Carlotto (2005)
  7. Cover of Bandit Love by Massimo Carlotto, book 3 of the L'Alligatore series (2009)
  8. Cover of At the End of a Dull Day by Massimo Carlotto, book 2 of the Giorgio Pellegrini series (2011)
  9. Cover of Gang of Lovers by Massimo Carlotto, book 4 of the L'Alligatore series (2015)
  10. Cover of For All the Gold in the World by Massimo Carlotto, book 5 of the L'Alligatore series (2015)
  1. 1
    The Fugitive1994 · 162 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994162
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  2. 2
    The Colombian MuleL'Alligatore #12000 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000184
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  3. 3
    The Goodbye KissGiorgio Pellegrini #12001 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001144
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  4. 4
    The Master of KnotsL'Alligatore #22002 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002192
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  5. 5
    Death's Dark Abyss2004 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004152
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  6. 6
    Poisonville2005 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005222
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  7. 7
    Bandit LoveL'Alligatore #32009 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009178
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  8. 8
    At the End of a Dull DayGiorgio Pellegrini #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    Gang of LoversL'Alligatore #42015 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015208
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  10. 10
    For All the Gold in the WorldL'Alligatore #52015 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015192
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  11. 11
    Blues for Outlaw Hearts and Old WhoresL'Alligatore #62020 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020208
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Massimo Carlotto books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

L'Alligatore in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Colombian Mule
  2. 2. The Master of Knots
  3. 3. Bandit Love
  4. 4. Gang of Lovers
  5. 5. For All the Gold in the World
  6. 6. Blues for Outlaw Hearts and Old Whores

Giorgio Pellegrini in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Goodbye Kiss
  2. 2. At the End of a Dull Day

Standalone books

3 books

3 Massimo Carlotto titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Massimo Carlotto books in order?

You only need to read Massimo Carlotto books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Massimo Carlotto

Start with The Fugitive (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Massimo Carlotto book?

Blues for Outlaw Hearts and Old Whores (2020) is the newest Massimo Carlotto book released so far.

Is there a new Massimo Carlotto book coming?

No next Massimo Carlotto book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Massimo Carlotto has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Massimo Carlotto. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Dessì Prize1999Won

Massimo Carlotto at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Massimo Carlotto title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Massimo Carlotto books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,842 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 188 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Massimo Carlotto books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Massimo Carlotto books are about

All 11 Massimo Carlotto books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.