John Dickie

"EXHILARATING HISTORY, POWERED BY THE KIND OF MUSCULAR PROSE ONE ASSOCIATES WITH GREAT DETECTIVE FICTION", The Financial Times A Professor at UCL who is known for books that are both scholarly and page-turningly compelling. Visit: http://www.johndickie.net/ Cosa Nostra. A History of the Sicilian Mafia, has sold over 800,000 copies since it was first published in 2004 Delizia! The Epic History of the Italians and their Food (2007) became 6-part series for Italian TV, written and presented by John. He was also the compère of the 2017 and 2018 Pasta World Championships in Milan. John's books have been translated into many languages. His latest is: THE CRAFT. HOW THE FREEMASONS MADE THE MODERN WORLD