Edited by Sergio Silvestri

Last Friday I stopped by the bookstore and bought 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼, the debut novel by Lorenzo Savastano, CAMS, Published by Feltrinelli Group.

I have known Lorenzo for years as a very good teacher of Italian School of Anti-Money Laundering & Compliance and European School of Banking Management, where he gives highly regarded lectures on cryptocurrencies and new technologies used by financial crime.
Anyone who has had the opportunity to listen to him knows well how he manages to clarify even the most complex phenomena related to the digital world.

With Carbon, Savastano, brings this investigative experience to his fiction as well. The novel draws inspiration from major international investigations into encrypted communication platforms used by criminal organizations, particularly the investigative context that led to the development of Operation EMMA, coordinated by Europol.

I wrote an article about this important international operation here on LinkedIn some time ago, highlighting how the coordinated work between European investigative authorities represents one of the most advanced examples of cooperation in the fight against cybercrime and international money laundering.

In Carbonio, this real-world scenario becomes narrative material. Through the story of police officer Enea Vasari, the reader is led into the most invisible territories of contemporary crime, where technology, organized crime, and global trafficking intertwine in a parallel universe often difficult for outsiders to imagine.

The novel is gripping from the first pages and is also striking for its particularly refined and sophisticated writing style, a style that well reflects Lorenzo's personality and intellectual precision.
It's one of those books that you can read in one sitting, because it manages to combine narrative tension with great credibility of the investigative contexts.

I always find it interesting when those who work professionally to combat financial crime choose to also explore the human and narrative side of it. This creates an original perspective on a world that is often little-known but increasingly central to contemporary reality.

I'm sure this book will find many readers among compliance, anti-money laundering, and financial investigation professionals who follow this page and share an interest in these topics.

I recommend reading 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼 to anyone who wants to better understand how organized crime operates today between technology, finance, and global networks.

Congratulations to Lorenzo for this editorial debut.