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A grieving young widow, seeking answers to her husband’s death, becomes entangled in an investigation steeped in the darkest mysteries of Rome.

So my good friend Storm has already reviewed this book for me (you can find her review on her page on Liz Loves Books) and that review along with a couple of other people whispering in my ear made me decide that I had to try this one for myself. And boy was THAT a good decision.

Ok its tagged as Crime and Mystery which it is – but it is also rich with perfectly drawn characters, a beautifully descriptive style and a haunting sense of place. Storm described it as a mix of Criminal Minds, CSI and Fringe which I would absolutely agree with – there are many elements in the mix here, all beautifully woven together to make a wonderful memorable and enthralling tale of mystery.

Again this author assumes the intelligence of the reader and pops us around in time and place in order to end up with an overall view – there are many twists and turns along the way and although as usual for me I had most of it sussed well before the end it was cleverly achieved and beautifully written. Some great characters to follow along with and root for adds to the overall ambience of the storytelling and all in all I thoroughly enjoyed it.

In my quest to find another writer that can beat me with a twist I don’t see coming, to add to the list that so far only has  Tina Seskis and Erin Kelly on it, Donato Carrisi definitely has possibilities! I’m told by a very good reading friend that “The Whisperer” may well do it. We’ll see!

Happy Reading Folks!