The novel “BloodBusters” by Francesco Verso was published for the first time in Italy in 2015. It was translated to English by Sally McCorry.

BloodBusters are tax collectors who take care of collecting taxes in blood. The evaders are searched and the BloodBusters proceed with the withdrawals. Alan Costa works for the agency and when he and his colleagues go to carry out an investigation they’re interrupted by the Robin Blood anarchist group, who takes away Anissa Malesano, the woman object of the investigation.

In the short time he spent with Anissa, Alan fell in love with her, although he knew how dangerous it is to mix work and personal relationships. The situation becomes more complicated for him because his colleagues are not all reliable and faithful and there’s the risk of making enemies inside and outside the agency.