Five women are dead.
One killer priest is on the loose.
On his first day back at the Questura, Meroni is called to the Monti Palace Hotel, where Sofia Casaldi lies dead in her bath; on the mirror – a cryptic message scrawled in blood. The Contessa’s daughter died a month earlier from a supposed morphine overdose – things don’t add up.
As Meroni connects the deaths to a group of girls tied to his failed football career, powerful forces move to shut the case down.
Sensing betrayal from within the Polizia di Stato, Meroni must confront the ghosts of his past before he becomes the sadistic killer’s next victim.
For fans of Tana French and Michael Connelly, Nothing Can Be Loved delivers a dark, propulsive thriller where a haunted detective faces a killer priest, a corrupt police force, and the ghosts of his own past.
Toni Viola is a crime thriller author and a proud member of The Alliance Of Independent Authors (Alli) and the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA).
Meroni - The Rome Trilogy is a character-driven crime thriller series featuring Detective Luca Meroni, a failed footballer and disgraced undercover cop. Following a botched assignment in Bari, a series of brutal investigations in the Eternal City test Meroni’s loyalty, resilience, and fractured grip on reality.
A gripping series for readers who crave edgy thrillers and relish the dark pulse of international crime noir.
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