Italian journalist and writer, he was among the founders of the periodical Nonostante Tutto, which boasts the publication of some articles by authors such as L. Sciascia, G. Bufalino, V. Consolo, A. Camilleri, G. Bonaviri and M. Collura. He began his journalistic career in the Giornale di Sicilia, then moved to Rome as an envoy of L’Indipendente, then as a collaborator of TG3 and later worked for TG5. His first novel dates back to 2000 La congiura dei Loquaci and in 2003 he and Camilleri received the Recalmare Prize. Other publications include: The wound of Vishinsky, 2003; I siciliani, 2005; Gli uomini che non si voltano, 2006; Uno per tutti, 2008; I ragazzi di Regalpetra, 2009; Strani nostrani, 2010; La fabbrica delle stelle, 2016; Non c’è più la Sicilia di una volta, 2017; The Sound of Stones, 2018; The Luxury of Youth, 2020; in 2021, Four Investigations in Matari and Le Siciliane; The Guilty Are Mad (2022).