ARTURO MORELLI INVESTIGATIONS - The Wounded Pride (Vol. 1)

By Mario De Ghetto

The Wounded Pride (Vol. 1)

Arturo Morelli Investigations

When a man falls to his death from a third-floor window, Arturo Morelli is forced to confront a case that hits closer to home than he ever expected.

A former Carabinieri officer who has recently left the force to work as a private investigator in Padua, Morelli is hired by the victim's wife to uncover the truth behind what appears to be a desperate act. But as the investigation unfolds, the line between accident, responsibility, and guilt begins to blur.

What starts as a seemingly straightforward case soon exposes hidden fractures-personal, professional, and institutional. Morelli finds himself questioning not only the choices that led to the man's death, but also his own decision to abandon the uniform and step outside the system he once believed in.

Set against the backdrop of contemporary Italy, The Wounded Pride is a noir novel about identity, conscience, and the quiet weight of responsibility. A story where the most dangerous wounds are not always visible, and where pride-once broken-can shape destinies in irreversible ways.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMBXYVFP
• ISBN13: 9798246987940
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"