11 September 1683, Rome. The citizens of the city wait anxiously for the outcome of the battle for Vienna as Ottoman forces lay siege to the defenders of Catholic Europe. Meanwhile, a suspected outbreak of plague causes a famous Roman tavern to be placed under quarantine. One of its detainees, the mysterious Atto Melani, a spy in the service of France, discovers a secret passage leading deep into the Roman underworld. A plot to assassinate the pope and plans to use the plague as a weapon of mass destruction in the battle between Islam and the West are discovered. Meticulously researched and brilliantly conceived, Imprimatur contains startling revelations that have been concealed for centuries, drawing on original papers discovered in the Vatican archives. A thriller in the vein of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose, this novel sheds new light on the power struggles of 17th-century Europe, the repercussions of which are still felt today. First published to great controversy in Italy in 2002, Imprimatur was boycotted by the Italian press and publishing world. Despite this, the novel has gained European bestseller status; it has been translated into 20 languages with editions published in 45 countries. Over 1 million copies have been sold to date.

Imprimatur

Literature & Fiction

Monaldi, Rita

Sorti, Francesco

Literary

Birlinn

Secretum

July, 1700, Rome. Atto Melani—once a celebrated castrato soprano, now a spy in the service of King Louis XIV, the Sun King—mingles with other high-ranking guests at the villa of Cardinal Spada. Despite being there to celebrate the Cardinal's nephew's wedding, the main topic of conversation is the grave illness of the Pope and the approaching demise of Charles II, King of Spain. Charles has no heir and Kaiser Leopold of Austria and King Louis are each demanding the throne, with the Vatican supposedly mediating. Keen to promote his master's cause, Melani sets in motion a grandiose conspiracy that will plunge him into a world of secret languages, religious sects, forged Royal wills and Europe into war.

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

July, 1700, Rome. Atto Melani - once a celebrated castrato soprano, now a spy in the service of King Louis XIV, the Sun King - mingles with other high-ranking guests at the villa of Cardinal Spada. Despite being there to celebrate the Cardinal's nephew's wedding, the main topic of conversation is the grave illness of the Pope and the approaching demise of Charles II, King of Spain. Charles has no heir and Kaiser Leopold of Austria and King Louis are each demanding the throne, with the Vatican supposedly mediating. Keen to promote his master's cause, Melani sets in motion a grandiose conspiracy that will plunge him into a world of secret languages, religious sects, forged Royal wills and Europe into war.

Secretum (The Atto Melani Novels)

Birlinn Ltd.

In 1683, while Rome waits anxiously for news from Vienna, where Ottoman forces lay siege to the defenders of Catholic Europe, a mysterious spy discovers a papal plot to unleash awesome weapons in the battle between Islam and the West. This controversial historical thriller was boycotted in Italy, but became an international bestseller. Off-mint.

L'évêque de Côme est tremblant. Si la teneur d'un mystérieux manuscrit, œuvre d'un érudit, est avérée, l'Europe a frôlé un tragique bouleversement... Tout se serait déroulé à Rome entre le 11 et le 20 septembre 1683, dans la paisible auberge du Damoiseau. Un voyageur du nom de Mourai y succombe brutalement, terrassé par un mal inconnu. L'hypothèse de la peste est avancée et l'auberge mise en quarantaine. La peur gagne vite les esprits : on découvre que Mourai est mort empoisonné. Qui est l'assassin ? L'abbé Mélani, pensionnaire lui aussi, veut savoir. Le jeune aubergiste à ses côtés, il mène l'enquête. Une investigation qui les conduira des souterrains de Rome aux grands salons des palais princiers, entre les secrets du Vatican et les terribles intrigues de la cour de Louis XIV.

Thrillers & Suspense

Pocket

Imprimatur (French Edition)

LATTES

Ullstein Taschenbuchvlg

Sola, Giorgio

Mondadori (IT)

Baldini Castoldi

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