The finalists for the Giorgio Scerbanenco Award

Ahead of the announcement of the winner of the prestigious award, the nominees talk frankly about Italian noir fiction

Before they learn which of them has won the 2025 Giorgio Scerbanenco Award, the authors on the shortlist meet Noir audiences for the traditional presentation of their books. They are joined by Antonio Lanzetta, whose novel L’educatore (Newton Compton) has won the Readers’ Award – Città di Lignano Sabbiadoro Award bestowed on the novel with the most votes on the Noir in Festival website.

The finalists
Barbara Baraldi, Gli omicidi dei tarocchi, Giunti
Giorgia Lepore, Forse è così che si diventa uomini, Edizioni E/O
Davide Longo, La donna della mansarda, Einaudi
Alessandro Robecchi, Il tallone da killer, Sellerio
Mirko Zilahy, La stanza delle ombre, Mondadori