He was one of the fathers of the thriller genre in Italy .
Giorgio Scerbanenco ( 1911 -- 1969 ) was a Ukrainian - born Italian writer , best known for his crime and detective novels .
Giorgio Scerbanenco was writer of the fathers of the thriller genre in Italian .
Giorgio Scerbanenco ( 1911 -- 1969 ) was a Ukrainian - born Italian writer , best known for his crime and detective novels .