Mauro Canali 's "Il delitto Matteotti " (Il Mulino) , the fruit of years of research, if it doesn't "solve" the case, certainly provides the greatest amount of information and arguments in favor of the theory of Mussolini's direct responsibility. By pursuing the "business" lead (according to which Matteotti was eliminated because he was about to reveal shady dealings related to an oil concession), reconstructing the events of the first and second trials, and finally following the fates of the crime's protagonists during the twenty-year period, Canali manages to paint a vivid and convincing picture of an affair that was at the origin of the fascist regime and emblematically summarizes its characteristics. With him is Marco Bernardi .
Mauro Canali 's "Il delitto Matteotti " (Il Mulino) , the fruit of years of research, if it doesn't "solve" the case, certainly provides the greatest amount of information and arguments in favor of the theory of Mussolini's direct responsibility. By pursuing the "business" lead (according to which Matteotti was eliminated because he was about to reveal shady dealings related to an oil concession), reconstructing the events of the first and second trials, and finally following the fates of the crime's protagonists during the twenty-year period, Canali manages to paint a vivid and convincing picture of an affair that was at the origin of the fascist regime and emblematically summarizes its characteristics. With him is Marco Bernardi .