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The Raphael Affair

The Raphael Affair
  • Author(s): Iain Pears
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Crime

The Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone

The Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone
  • Author(s): Tennessee Williams
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Post WW2

Mrs Stone is rich and famous, and becomes a widow. But as her looks fade and old age creep in, she looks for distraction and dedides to settle in Rome. But she cannt escape the machinations of age and...

The Sacred Cut

The Sacred Cut
  • Author(s): David Hewson
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A horrific murder pitches Nic Costa and his team into a collision with US agents – and a secret that has festered for fifteen years.

The Sacred Flame

The Sacred Flame
  • Author(s): Nanette Littlestone
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 216 BC

A reluctant Virgin. A married man on the verge of divorce. A cunning wife who will stop at nothing to protect her home. The fate of an empire lies within their hands. Ancient Rome, 216 BC For thirty years,...

The Seeker of Lost Paintings

The Seeker of Lost Paintings
  • Author(s): Sarah Freethy
  • Location(s): London, Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1939 / 1997

Rome 1939 Arriving in Rome to work for the wealthy Montefalco family, Maddalena is homesick and alone. She finds solace – and love – in the beauty of the city, but as the war in Nazi-occupied Italy rages, she...

The Seventh Sacrament

The Seventh Sacrament
  • Author(s): David Hewson
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): early 2000s

Murder and mystery set in Rome, The Seventh Sacrament is the fifth title in the Nic Costa series, David Hewson’s stunning Italian crime novels.

The Seventh Sinner

The Seventh Sinner
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Peters
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Late 20th Century

The Shortest History of Ancient Rome

The Shortest History of Ancient Rome
  • Author(s): Ross King
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Historical, Nonfiction
  • Era(s): 1000BCE-476CE

At its greatest extent, the Roman Empire encompassed more than twenty-five modern-day countries. It has shaped our politics and laws, language and numerals, calendars and architecture. But what was Rome, who were the Romans and why did the empire...

The Silver Book

The Silver Book
  • Author(s): Olivia Laing
  • Location(s): Rome, Salò, Venice
  • Genre(s): Fiction, LGBTQIA+
  • Era(s): 1970s

It is September 1974. Two men meet by chance in Venice. One is a young English artist, in panicked flight from London. The other is Danilo Donati, the magician of Italian cinema, the designer responsible for realising the spectacular...

The Summer I Met Jack

The Summer I Met Jack
  • Author(s): Michelle Gable
  • Location(s): Hollywood, Hyannis Port, Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Second half 20th Century

New York Times bestselling author imagines the affair between John F. Kennedy and Alicia Corning Clark – and the child they may have had. Based on a real story – in 1950, a young, beautiful Polish refugee arrives in...

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