A che punto è la notte is a mystery novel written by Italian authors Carlo Fruttero

Carlo Fruttero

Carlo Fruttero is an Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies. He is mostly known for his joint work with Franco Lucentini, especially as authors of crime novels...

 and Franco Lucentini

Franco Lucentini

Franco Lucentini was an Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies. His novel The Sunday Woman, which was also made into a film, 1976, with Marcello Mastroianni and Jacqueline Bisset.- Biography :...

 in 1979.

It was published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore is the biggest publishing company in Italy.-History:Founded by the 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori in 1907 to publish the magazine titled Luce!, it soon became an important publisher. Its headquarters are in Milan....

, and features the same commissar Santamaria who had been protagonist of the duo's first successful mystery, La donna della domenica. It deals with the assassination of an unusual priest of the Church of Santa Liberata in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

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The novel was turned into a TV miniseries directed by Nanni Loy

Nanni Loy

Nanni Loy was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia...

in 1994.