The Chemist of Catania
Alexander Lucie-SmithI am a Catholic priest and I write about Sicily and the Mafia. I spent eight years in Italy, I have travelled the peninsula, and have long been fascinated by crime.
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Reflections on "The Wire"
I have just finished watching all five seasons of The Wire on DVD, and if you will allow me a little excursus from things Sicilian, I have a few thoughts on what is supposed to be the best television series of all time.
First of all, it is...
"No one forgives anything.... this is Sicily."
I would like to share with you this pithy and to my mind correct review of my latest work The Night of Saint Sylvester.
“5 out of 5 stars
Dolce Vendetta
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2026
Format: Kindle Edition
Verif...
The Collapse of Messina
Il crollo di Messina, from la Giornale di Sicilia
The attention of Italy is now focused on Messina where people have been horrified by what is being called il crollo di Messina, the collapse of Messina, where an apartment block has fallen...
Stone Walls do not a Prison make
The former prison yard in the fortress of Gaeta, photo by the author. But stone walls, we all know now, do not a prison make.
The chief prosecutor of Palermo, Maurizio de Lucia, has been speaking to the national anti-mafia commission. What...
It is not just Palermo
Prison, meant to be restricting, but isn’t, either here or in Sicily or anywhere else (probably). Photo by the author.
Following on from yesterday, it is not just Palermo: the United Kingdom has a problem with crime bosses running their e...
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