Lirio Abbate

Lirio Abbate, a journalist, has covered the most significant trials on corruption, mafia, politics, and human trafficking over the past twenty-five years. Transitioning from court reporting to investigative journalism, he has worked for ANSA, La Stampa, and L'Espresso, where he served as deputy editor and editor. He is the author of numerous scoops and investigative reports. Since March 2023, he has been a correspondent and editor at Repubblica.
Among his works are "La mafia che ho conosciuto" (Espero Editions, 1996), "I complici" (co-authored with Peter Gomez - Fazi Editore, 2007), "Fimmine ribelli" (Rizzoli, 2013), "I Re di Roma. Destra e sinistra agli ordini di mafia capitale" (co-authored with Marco Lillo - Chiarelettere, 2015), "La lista" (Rizzoli, 2017), "Il rosso & il nero. Il romanzo della «Peggio gioventù»" (co-authored with Marco Tullio Giordana - Solferino, 2019), "U siccu. Matteo Messina Denaro. L'ultimo capo dei capi" (Rizzoli, 2020), and "Faccia da mostro" (Rizzoli, 2...