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A new investigation involving the elderly and bicycle thieves in contemporary Milan, where common crime intersects with the country’s mafia organizations.
Gino Marchitelli will be at our shop to present the latest Lorenzi adventure.
Thursday, November 26, at 6:00 PM
Gino Marchitelli was born in Milan on May 23, 1959. After graduating in Industrial Electronics in 1977–78 from the Feltrinelli Industrial Technical Institute in Milan, he spent many years working as an electronics technician on Saipem offshore oil platforms. He has been highly active in the fields of renewable energy and industrial electrical systems. Committed to defending workers' rights, he compiled an exposé that contributed to the ENI scandal in the late 1980s.
A father of two—aged 31 and 26—he lives in the province of Milan, though he escapes whenever he can to Lake Maggiore or to the stunning ancient olive groves and crystal-clear sea of Carovigno, in the northern Salento area of the Brindisi province.
He began his writing career in 2012 with the first case featuring Commissioner Lorenzi, titled *Morte nel trullo* ("Death in the Trullo")—a noir thriller set between Milan, the Salento region near Brindisi, and Naples. In 2026, the eighth book in the Commissioner Lorenzi series, *Ladri di biciclette* ("Bicycle Thieves"), was released.
F.lli Lorenzi – The Lorenzi family has been active in the cutlery business in Milan for over 100 years. Originally from the Trentino region—specifically Val Rendena—Olimpio Lorenzi opened the first Lorenzi cutlery shop in Milan on Corso Magenta in 1919, together with two of his brothers (the shop is still run by the Lorenzi family today). In 2015, a new location was opened at Corso di Porta Romana, 1. In honor of the family tradition—and because it is managed by two brothers—it bears the name "F.lli Lorenzi" (Lorenzi Brothers), just like the original shop opened by our grandfather, Olimpio.