WW2 espionage thriller set in DOVER
A Season for the Dead

Location(s): Rome
Genre(s): Crime
Era(s): 2000s
A murder in a reading room at the Vatican, and two bodies in a nearby church. Nic Costa, a young policeman, art connoisseur and son of a communist is asked to investigate. As he delves deeper into the murders he meets a woman , Sara, who witnessed the first murder. More bodies turn up which unsettle the city to its core. Sara and Nic explore the clearly developing thread of Christian martyrdom and her connection to each murder victim. Is Nic looking after her or investigating her?
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