
When Andrew -- a second-h&-book dealer -- comes across a pile of photographs from police archives he decides to exhibit them But then the gallery is raided the day before the opening & the photos seized with surprising violence It soon becomes clear that someone somewhere wants to keep the images hidden Who? Why? & who -- in a world where kidnap subterfuge & even murder are the norm & where no one is safe or above suspicion -- can Andrew turn to for help? 'A sophisticated literary thriller set on the seamier fringe of Rome's gay scene a magnet for the lonely & displaced located a long way off the tourist trail' Guardian Charles Lambert writes as if his life depends on it He takes risks at every turn' Hannah Tinti Charles Lambert is a seriously good writer' Beryl Bainbridge A slow-burning beautifully written crime story that brings to life the Rome that tourists don't see' Daily Telegraph