: A Mafia-Defying Memoir Set in Palermo’s Shadows
(Isstories Editorial):- Palermo, Sicilia Mar 17, 2025 (Issuewire.com) – Clarissa “Cici” McNair Unveils Riveting True Adventure
“Prosecco Is the Answer”: A Mafia-Defying Memoir Set in Palermo’s Shadows
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Internationally acclaimed author, licensed private investigator, and globetrotting storyteller Clarissa McNair (aka Cici McNair) invites readers into her whirlwind Sicilian escapade with her latest release, Prosecco Is the Answer(available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Prosecco-Answer-true-adventure-Palermo/dp/1936712113). This gripping memoir chronicles McNair’s audacious journey from New York City detective to renovating a derelict Tunisian nightclub in Palermo’s labyrinthine Arab Quarter–a venture that pits her against Mafia extortion and a cast of characters as vibrant as Sicily itself.
About the Book
When McNair trades Manhattan’s skyline for Palermo’s sun-drenched chaos, she ships 73 crates of her life–42 boxes of books, paintings, a Venetian chandelier–to a crumbling vicolo teeming with secrets. Amidst drug deals at her doorstep and a 1,000-year-old church storing stolen goods, she battles “Trump of the Alley,” a Mafia boss who threatens to gouge out her eyes with his car key. With humor and grit, she navigates a world of napping laborers, a charming Anglican vicar, and a detective named Marlon Brando. The tale crescendos with a birthday bash for Oscar Wilde, proving that prosecco–and sheer tenacity–trump fear.
About the Author: A Life of Novels, Noir, and Nerve
Clarissa McNair’s life reads like her fiction. Born in Mississippi and educated at Briarcliff College, she’s been a CBC-TV crime researcher, Vatican Radio broadcaster, and Hollywood scriptwriter. As a private investigator, she’s gone undercover with the FBI, the Organized Crime Intelligence Division of the NYPD, and the Joint Terrorist Task Force, tackling cases from money laundering to murder.
Her memoir Detectives Don’t Wear Seat Belts(https://www.amazon.com/Detectives-Dont-Wear-Seat-Belts/dp/1599951878) and her true-crime works, Murder, Actually: Vignettes of a Private Detective(https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Murder-Actually-Vignettes-Private-Detective/dp/1936712032) and Never Flirt with a Femme Fatale(https://www.amazon.com/Never-Flirt-Femme-Fatale-McNair-ebook/dp/B004LROPD6) reveal the reality behind the glamour.
Her novels, written from Rome to Geneva, blend elegance with edge:
- Garden of Tigers : Two beautiful women navigate Manhattan and Rome.
- Dancing with Thieves : A zany caper weaving Panama’s turmoil with Tuscan intrigue.
- A Flash of Diamonds : Geneva’s private banking world, brimming with deception.
- Kiss the Risk : A fictional spin on the Eliot Spitzer scandal, told through the eyes of the prostitutes.
- The Demons of Coral Gables : The true and terrifying story of a haunted penthouse.
Explore her works at www. McNairWrites.com
PI services at www. Sleuthstar.com
Recent Media & Press Highlights
McNair’s expertise has captivated global audiences:
- Dateline NBC: Featured in The Devil Wore White trailer on YouTube ().
- Investigation Discovery: Consulted for The Grifter Murders trailer
- Daily Mail: Coverage of her work on Sante Kimes’ murder case
- Fox News: Analysis of the mother-son grifters case
- Mirror: Detective insights into the Kimes case
- Mississippi Writers: Profile of Clarissa McNair’s literary journey (https://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/mississippi-writers/clarissa-mcnair).
Praise for McNair
“Clarissa McNair writes with the precision of a detective and the flair of a novelist. Prosecco is a love letter to Sicily–and a masterclass in courage.” — World Radio Paris
Available for Interviews & Features
Clarissa McNair’s unparalleled blend of wit, worldliness, and PI prowess makes her a sought-after voice for podcasts, articles, and TV segments. She’s fluent in tales of Sicilian standoffs, undercover ops, and the art of prosecco diplomacy.
Contact:
[email protected] |
Cell Phone – Italy/WhatsApp: +39 331 800 8932
Photos/Book Covers: Available upon request.
YouTube: Cici McNair Talks about Sante Kimes
Prosecco Is the Answer is now available on Amazon and wherever books are sold. For review copies or media inquiries, contact Cici McNair directly.
Follow Clarissa “Cici” McNair:
YouTube at the Cici McNair Channel
“A cop in New York City warned, ‘Charlie, if you don’t stop taking chances, you’re gonna end up in an alley.’ Well, that alley was in Palermo.” — Clarissa McNair
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