Claudio Calabrese

Claudio Calabrese is the author of twenty-three novels and over 160,000 copies sold across multiple genres.

He is best known for the Inspector Andrea Pantaleo series — a procedural noir set in the sun-scorched streets of southern Italy that has accumulated over 21 million Kindle pages read and is published in print by Solferino (RCS MediaGroup - Corriere della Sera), one of Italy's most prestigious publishing houses. The complete series is available exclusively in audiobook format on Audible.

Before writing fiction, Calabrese spent twenty years as a forensic consultant for the Bari Public Prosecutor's Office, specializing in fatal road accident reconstruction. That experience gave him something most crime writers can only simulate — an instinct for evidence, procedure, and the cold logic behind violent death.

His work was presented at the Turin International Book Fair in 2023.

He lives in Bari, Italy.

THE INSPECTOR PANTALEO SERIES:

La logica della follia

Il filo incrociato

La vendetta del tempo

Le radici della paura

Scacco a Venezia

Sette piccoli inganni

Il labirinto di specchi

Le vie del male sono infinite

Il buio della quiete (The Dark of Silence) – Published by Solferino

Un futuro sospeso (The Prequel)

Gelidi ricordi

OTHER NOVELS:

Calabrese’s versatile bibliography spans crime, historical fiction, and mainstream narrative, including hits like Una voce dal buio, Il Compositore (Historical Thriller), Il prezzo della vendetta, and the romantic comedy A ruota libera.

A former contributor to the Corriere del Mezzogiorno, his work has been praised by top editors at Corriere della Sera. All his novels are available in audiobook format on Audible.