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Me and You

Me and You
  • Author(s): Niccolò Ammaniti
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Novella
  • Era(s): Modern

Me and You refers to the story of Lorenzo Cuni, a 14-year-old boy from Rome, and his older half-sister. Lorenzo is a bright boy with a “perfect” life. He lives in a beautiful palazzo in the wealthiest area of...

North from Rome

North from Rome
  • Author(s): Helen Macinnes
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): 1970s/80s

Fictional American playwright, William Lammiter, travels to Rome to come to terms with his broken engagement with Eleanor Halley. He discovers, however, that she is now the fiancee of Count Luigi Pirotta. Whilst there he has a chance encounter...

The Flight Attendant

The Flight Attendant
  • Author(s): Chris Bohjalian
  • Location(s): Rome, Dubai, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She’s a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem to be inevitable. She lives with them, and the accompanying self-loathing....

The Third Secret

The Third Secret
  • Author(s): Steve Berry
  • Location(s): Europe, Romania, Rome
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Various

What is the Third Secret? It is rumoured to be a prediction so shocking that it has been locked away for over eighty years. Could this be what is drawing Pope Clement XV to the Vatican archive, night after...

Lustrum

Lustrum
  • Author(s): Robert Harris
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Historical, Thriller
  • Era(s): 60s BC

Rome, with Cicero, Caesar, Pompey and Crassus – are the central playes in the quest for power. These real historicacal figures (and others, including the psychopathic Catilina) are stirred into a very heady brew by the author when the...

A Cold Flame

A Cold Flame
  • Author(s): Aidan Conway
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Play with fire and you get burned… A gripping crime thriller, from a new star in British crime fiction. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin. Five men burnt alive. In the crippling heat of August in Rome, a flat...

A House in Sicily

A House in Sicily
  • Author(s): Luisa Adorno, Ann Goldstein (translator)
  • Location(s): Sicily, Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): WW2 onwards

A sun soaked, hilarious mediation on family life in mid-century Italy – and one of the most exciting rediscovered classics in years. During WWII, a young Tuscan woman falls in love with a man from the rural depths of...

A Poisoner’s Tale

A Poisoner’s Tale
  • Author(s): Cathryn Kemp
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Mid 17th Century

Rome, 1656 In the shadowy backstreets of the Eternal City lies an apothecary – a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill...

Agrippa

Agrippa
  • Author(s): Robert Harris
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Later 100BCE forward

Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar’s 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir. The other is Octavius’s closest friend, Agrippa. To claim Octavius’s...

Amore and Pinot Grigio: A Guido la Vespa Christmas Tale

Amore and Pinot Grigio: A Guido la Vespa Christmas Tale
  • Author(s): Veronica Bell
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Love story set in Rome featuring a pink Vespa named Guido. Canadian woman and an Italian man meet while rescuing an injured cat. They are attracted to each other but the road to a happy ending requires a few...

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