A Death in Malta: An Assassination and a Family’s Quest for Justice

In award-winning journalist Galizia’s (In the Name of the Mother) firsthand account of the events before and after the 2017 car bombing death of his mother, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, he provides a portrait of his mother, his family, and the political underpinnings of the small Mediterranean country of Malta where they live. The descriptive narrative highlights not only a son’s love for his mother but also the positive and negative effects of determination and resistance of those in the story. Most notable is how he provides such a lovely image of Malta and his tenacious mother, who exposed political corruption in the course of her work, while giving a less than savory picture of the political atmosphere. Worthy of mention, the work pulls readers in slowly but picks up pace towards the horrific and tragic event of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. The book concludes by illustrating that justice often comes too late for those who expose injustice. Overall, this sad story offers encouragement, peppered with caution, to those spotlighting corruption, with a rallying call to find the courage to speak out against wrongdoing.