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The first case
The Killer of Rome
The Killer of Rome is the first Dan Kelly Mystery.
The brutal murders of four women connect Detective Dan Kelly to a past he thought he’d left behind.
In Rome, 1946, the savage murder of a young prostitute stuns the war-torn city. As part of the Allied occupation, U.S. Army Captain Dan Kelly worked with the Rome police, but the killer was never caught.
Now, four years later in L.A.—three more women are brutally murdered in the same horrifying fashion. The LAPD calls on Kelly, now a small-town detective, to track down the Killer of Rome. Thrust back into a nightmare he thought he’d escaped, Kelly must confront buried secrets and those hidden in the shadows of time.
From the war-torn cobblestones of Rome to the sunbaked streets of Los Angeles, The Killer of Rome is a gripping historical mystery.
Reviews from Around the World
🇺🇸 USA
★★★★★Like The Maltese Falcon and Band of Brothers had a moody, traumatized baby—and gave it a badge.
★★★★★This was a fantastic debut novel.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
★★★★★Brilliant murder mystery end of WWII.
★★★★☆It’s a great start to a new series—a riveting thriller with the perfect blend of mystery, suspense and betrayal.
🇨🇦 Canada
★★★★★Chills up my spine!
★★★★★Nostalgic, heartwarming, and suspenseful.
★★★★☆A read that I breezed through. I could not guess the ending.
🇫🇷 France
★★★★★I can’t believe this is the first novel… I was mesmerized from the first to last page.
🇦🇺 Australia
★★★★☆What an opening! Detailed and graphic, straight to it.