Book description
Rome. A city where rules are compromised. And compromise rules.
It's one of the hottest days of the year. Chief Inspector Blume is
enjoying a rare solitary lunch in a tranquil corner of Trastevere when
an unwelcome phone call intrudes with news of a brutal killing a few
streets away.
Arturo Clemente is no ordinary victim. His widow is an elected member of
the Senate, and Blume arrives at the scene to find enquiries well
underway, the case itself apparently clear-cut, a prime suspect quickly
identified. Blume must fight to regain control of the investigation, but
well acquainted with the city's underworld, he knows from bitter
experience that in Rome even a murder enquiry must bow to the rules of politics.
But when worrying shortcuts sanctioned by one of his superiors are
uncovered, it seems events are being manipulated from on high. The
complex and uncomfortable truth Blume will unravel will shock even him,
and his struggle for justice may yet cost more innocent lives...
Conor Fitzgerald has lived in Ireland, the UK, the United
States and Italy. He has worked as an arts editor, produced a current
affairs journal for foreign embassies based in Rome, and founded a
successful translation company. He is married with two children and
lives in Rome.
