An emotional chain of passion-betrayal-jealousy-revenge-death, expressed with terms such as murder for love, crimes of passion and honour killings, with the synonyms for murder and passion combined at will. Key events are framed by a triangle, where each corner corresponds to a protagonist in the drama. The story's action often lies in the elimination of one of the two protagonists (sometimes both), and more than one protagonist may play the role of murderer, victim and object of desire. The motive: jealousy, plain and simple. But not only that: frequently, for instance, one of the protagonists, whose presence stops the other two from freely indulging in their passion, will be eliminated. This book collects their stories ? stories about humanity stricken by their senses, by hallucinations of possession, insecurity, fear, violent impulses, uncontrollable emotions and at times even ice-cold opportunism. Consequences brought to extremes. Though it wouldn't dare claim to be exhaustive ? no book can possibly contain the entire universe of passion ? this volume can help us get to know and recognise one of the most fascinating and blood chilling sides of human nature. AUTHOR: Chiara Schiavano, journalist and freelance editor, passionate about contemporary history and news, writes for several specialised magazines and journals of corporate communication. She has gained an extensive experience in publishing by working for Italian publishing houses. For White Star Publishers she has collaborated to the Italian edition of 'Serial Killer' - contained within the same book series of this volume. Margherita Giacosa, freelance editor with a degree in History of Art. Documentalist and bibliographer, she's interested in contemporary history and culture. She has collaborated with several publishing houses and at present coordinates the project of electronic storage of the text- books of Pearson. For White Star Publishers she has edited the Italian and French version of 'Serial Killer' - contained within the same book series of this volume - writing also some texts; furthermore, she has redacted the French edition of Films - Silence! Moteur! Action! 50 photos
