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Antonio Biggio was born in 1970 in Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), Italy.
He started writing poems at the age of 5, and started performing in theatre at the age of 9, under the guidance of his mentor Mario Forella and gained a Diploma in Acting and Directing in 1992, at Starline in Cinecittà (Rome).
He established and directed three theatre companies, the most recent being the Compagnia Stabile del Teatro R&G Govi in Genoa where he also carried the role of Production Director.
For over 15 years, other than working as an actor and director, he taught drama at his company Performing Arts Academy, in sec-ondary schools and colleges.
In over thirty years of performing and directing, he took part in over eighty productions, ranging from comedy to classic and modern. This huge passion, other than those for football and Iron Maiden, has always characterized him and drives him even to this day.
In 2013 he moved to the United Kingdom where he currently lives with his family.
As an author, in 1991 he published the poetry book Love Theatre Melancony. In 2020 he translated into Italian for Tsunami Edizioni the book “Loopyworld – The Iron Maiden Years” written by the former band’s roadie Steve “Loopy” Newhouse, out in 2022.
His debut novel, Eddie must Die, was originally published in Italian in June 2021.
Reviewed by Olga Markova for Readers' Favorite
Eddie’s Grave by Antonio Biggio is a breathtaking political thriller. The events unfold in London in 1984. The USA and the Soviet Union, the world’s two nuclear superpowers, are at political loggerheads amid the Cold War. The CIA and the KGB are competing fiercely for classified nuclear research documents lost by Russian intelligence. The Brotherhood, a London-based religious sect, is rumored to have these documents hidden in London. Rebecca Ward, a CIA Special Agent in London, asks Andrew Briggs, an Inspector with the London Metropolitan Police, to help her find them. Andrew lost his friend and his fiancée in a confrontation with The Brotherhood and does not feel up to fieldwork. Will Andrew help Rebecca to beat the KGB?
Eddie’s Grave by Antonio Biggio is the sequel to Eddie Must Die! but I enjoyed reading the sequel first. I was intrigued by the suspenseful and action-packed plot, the intricate reverse chronology, the dynamic shifts of perspectives and places where the events unfold, and the multitude of threads making up the storyline. The deft psychological portrayal made the characters highly relatable in their strengths, vulnerabilities, thoughts, and actions. My main takeaway from this exhilarating thriller was Iron Maiden which I am delighted to have discovered for myself following Andrew’s and Rebecca’s passion for this iconic band. I highly recommend this brilliant story to political thriller and adventure fans and look forward to my reunion with Andrew Briggs in the prequel.
