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The House of Whispers

The House of Whispers
  • Author(s): Anna Mazzola
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Late 1930s

Sometimes the secrets of the past are more dangerous than the present… Rome, 1938. As the world teeters on the brink of war, talented pianist Eva Valenti enters the house of widower Dante Cavallera to become his new wife....

The Italian Ballerina

The Italian Ballerina
  • Author(s): Kristy Cambron
  • Location(s): Rome, London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction

At the height of the Nazi occupation of Rome, an unlikely band of heroes comes together to save innocent lives in this breathtaking World War II novel based on real historical events. Rome, 1943. With the fall of Italy’s...

The Kingdom of the Wicked

The Kingdom of the Wicked
  • Author(s): Anthony Burgess
  • Location(s): Rome, Middle East
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1st Century AD

Sadoc, son of Azor, a retired shipping clerk lying diseased and dying on the outreaches of the Roman Empire, sets down for future generations a tale of epic proportions: he is charged with recounting no less an event than...

The Last Hour

The Last Hour
  • Author(s): Harry Sidebottom
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Historical, Thriller
  • Era(s): 100-200AD

For readers of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden, this is a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. A lone figure stands silhouetted atop the Mausoleum of Hadrian. Behind him, the...

The Lipstick Bureau

The Lipstick Bureau
  • Author(s): Michelle Gable
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Historical, Espionage, Fiction
  • Era(s): WW2

1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotná is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy’s capital. One of the OSS’s few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she’s tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing...

The Main Character

The Main Character
  • Author(s): Jaclyn Goldis
  • Location(s): Amalfi Coast, Italian Riviera, Rome
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A bestselling thriller author arranges a luxury train trip that is not what it appears to be in this electrifying modern homage to Agatha Christie that is filled with “rich, complex characters, taut prose, and twists and turns that...

The Moses Virus

The Moses Virus
  • Author(s): Jack Hyland
  • Location(s): Rome

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The October Horse (Masters of Rome – 6)

The October Horse (Masters of Rome – 6)
  • Author(s): Colleen McCullough
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): BC

The Poisoner’s Tale

The Poisoner’s Tale
  • Author(s): Cathryn Kemp
  • Location(s): Palermo, Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Mid 1600s

Murderer or saviour? You decide. . . 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...

The Ragazzi

The Ragazzi
  • Author(s): Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

“The Ragazzi” comes from the same vivid and violent world as Pasolini’s great films. In the poverty and chaos of postwar Rome, Ricetto and his gang survive by their wits, their cruelty and their instincts for survival. Their lives...

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