Maurizio de Giovanni è uno scrittore, sceneggiatore e drammaturgo italiano, autore perlopiù di romanzi gialli. Maurizio de Giovanni is best known for his prize-winning series set in 1930s Naples featuring Commissario Ricciardi, a loner with the paranormal ability to see and hear the murdered dead. A banker by profession, de Giovanni also writes short stories and books about historic matches of the Neapolitan soccer team.