Segretissimo is an Italian series of spy/thriller/noir novels, published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore is the biggest publishing company in Italy.-History:Founded by the 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori in 1907 to publish the magazine titled Luce!, it soon became an important publisher. Its headquarters are in Milan....

 since 1961. A first series with the same name was launched in October 1960, featuring 12 spy novels all by Jean Bruce

Jean Bruce

Jean Bruce born Jean Brochet on 22 March 1921 was a prolific French popular writer who died in 26 March 1963 in a car accident. He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Jean Alexandre, Jean Alexandre Brochet, Jean-Martin Rouan, and Joyce Lindsay....

; the series was then restarted from #1, which (apart Bruce) has featured mainly translations of American or British authors, such as James Hadley Chase

James Hadley Chase

James Hadley Chase is the best-known pseudonym of the British writer Rene Brabazon Raymond who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall. Chase is one of the best known thriller writers of all time...

, Edward S. Aarons, Stephen Gunn and other, as well as the Nick Carter

Nick Carter (literary character)

Nick Carter is a fictional character who began as a pulp fiction private detective and has appeared in a variety of formats over more than a century.-Literary history:...

 series and the SAS series by Gérard de Villiers

Gérard de Villiers

Gérard de Villiers is a French writer, journalist and editor. His SAS series of spy novels have been bestsellers, with his total sales running into more than 150 million. His works have been translated and are especially popular in Germany, Russia, Turkey, and Japan...

 and his followers.

The series spawned several companions, such as Segretissimo presenta, Supersegretissimo ans Segretissimo SAS, both containing reprints. Cover artists include Ferenc Pintèr

Ferenc Pinter

-Biography:Pinter was born at Alassio, Liguria, to Hungarian father and Italian mother. In 1940 his family moved to Budapest where his father received health treatments. Orphaned, Pinter tried to enther the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest, but he was not admitted for his divergence with the...

 (whole first series) and Carlo Jacono.