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The Abomination (The Carnivia Trilogy) Book

A superb conspiracy thriller set in Venice, from a Sunday Times bestseller. ********They found the woman's body on the steps of a church, washed up by Venice's winter tides. A tattoo on her wrist matched graffiti in an abandoned hospital, not used since the Second World War. It's Captain Kat Tapo's first murder case, and she'll do anything to get to the truth. But as the hunt for the killer intensifies, she discovers secrets from Italy's dark wartime past that will put her in great danger... This is the first novel in a trilogy of stylish and intelligent thrillers set in Venice from Jonathan Holt who, under the name J.P. Delaney, is also the author of the Sunday Times bestselling psychological thrillers The Girl Before and The Perfect Wife. Previously published as The Abomination. ********Reviews for The Carnivia Trilogy: 'Genuinely thrilling... An illuminating portrait of a particular world' Literary Review. 'Tense and mind-bending' Daily Telegraph. 'Breathtaking... A truly haunting glimpse into a mysterious shadow world' New York Times. 'Impressive... Venice is a magnificent backdrop for a story of secrets and lies' Daily Mail. 'A cracking, upmarket thriller... A rare entertainment for the thinking deckchair reader' Saga Magazine. What readers are saying about The Carnivia Trilogy: 'Superb – an exciting tale involving people smuggling, the Catholic Church and US intelligence operatives... A compelling story which will appeal to readers who enjoy a mix of conspiracy theory and cover-up' Amazon Reader. 'An unravelling of several interconnected plot strands with action and twists that never stop, but at a deeper level Holt also engages with human rights and gender issues... This is a "can't put it down" novel' Amazon Reader. 'The detailed reconstruction of the setting in Venice is fabulous and is equalled both by characterisation and plot... Gripping and thrilling... and distressingly possible' Amazon Reader. 'Fabulously descriptive, intriguing, fast paced... A must-read for anyone who enjoys a good thriller that is well researched and excellently written' Amazon Reader. 'Fast paced, good characters and interesting mix of plot strands. Each book in the trilogy can be read as a stand alone, but reading all of them rounds off the story strands nicely' Amazon Reader.Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    It is midnight on the feast day of La Befana, and Venice is celebrating. Masked figures crowd the vaporettos, fireworks burst over the tower of St. Mark, and every trattoria hums with grappa-soaked gossip. But on the steps of Santa Maria, there is a deathly hush. A body has washed up from the Grand Canal: a woman, wearing the robes of a Catholic priest - a desecration known in the Catholic Church as an Abomination.This is Captain Katerina Tapo's first murder case, an investigation with sinister roots in post Cold War Italy that will test loyalties Kat did not know she had as she travels through the labyrinthine backstreets of Venice, to an abandoned asylum on the uninhabited island of Poveglia, via Carnivia.com, a dark replica of Venice where friend and foe alike reside in total anonymity...

  • Blackwell

    A dead woman in the robes of a priest. A revelation that will rewrite history. THE ABOMINATION is a gripping and original thriller, which plunges its readers into the filth and glamour of modern-day Venice. In Venice - city of secrets...

  • 178185369X
  • 9781781853696
  • Jonathan Holt
  • 21 November 2013
  • Head of Zeus
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 400
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