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Rome Noir

Rome Noir
  • Author(s): Chiara Stangalino nd Maxim Jakubowski
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Crime, Short Stories
  • Era(s): 1980s and Modern

16 short stories set in and around the outskirts of Rome, edite by Chiara Stangalino and Maxim Jakubowski. A varied take on lives in the city, some jaded and visceral, others jaunty and explosive.

Rome: the Emperor’s Spy

Rome: the Emperor’s Spy
  • Author(s): M C Scott
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 100s

From the back cover: Rich characterisation and spine tingling adventure combine in a vividly realised novel set amid the bloodshed and the chaos, the heroism and murderous betrayal of ancient Rome.

Stumble Stones: A Novel

Stumble Stones: A Novel
  • Author(s): Marilyn Baron
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Hallelujah Weiss, writer for the steamy sudser As the Planet Spins, gets a second chance at love when she flees to Italy to get over her recent divorce, courtesy of her cheating ex-husband’s credit card. A woman scorned, Hallelujah...

The Italian Teacher

The Italian Teacher
  • Author(s): Tom Rachman
  • Location(s): Rome, London, New York City (NYC), The South of France (Le Midi)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1955

Rome, 1955 The artists are gathering together for a photograph. In one of Rome’s historic villas, a party glitters with socialites and patrons. Bear Bavinsky, creator of vast, masculine, meaty canvases, is their god. He is at the centre...

The White Devil

The White Devil
  • Author(s): Domenic Stansberry
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): contemporary

In the hot, shadowy streets of Rome, Vicki Wilson’s lovers keep turning up dead. Vittoria, as she’s known in Italy, is a small-time actress who left behind a dark past in her native Texas and followed her fading writer...

The Wife Who Ran Away

The Wife Who Ran Away
  • Author(s): Tess Stimson
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Kate Forrest is invisible… Ned, the husband she adores, doesn’t seem to know she’s alive, and her two charming children have grown into stroppy adolescents. Her boss is suddenly shunting her towards career Siberia, and her demanding mother is...

When in Rome

When in Rome
  • Author(s): Nicky Pellegrino
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): 1950s, 1960s

Rome in the 1950s, there’s nowhere quite like it. The narrow stone streets, the fountains and piazzas full of life in the heat of the day, the cafes and bars full of music and desire by night… This is...

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, trravel 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....

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