by Rita Monaldi, Francesco Sorti · Pocket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782266153843
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«Secretum» is the historical mystery novel by Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti, published by Pocket in paperback (1081 pages, in French).
Rome, year of the Jubilee of 1700: the pope's health worries the court while pilgrims fill the city. Atto Melani, former castrato and spy of Louis XIV, is stabbed at the wedding of Cardinal Spada's nephew. The attack uncovers an intrigue of papal succession and the Spanish crown, with double agents, false documents and Vatican secrets.
«Secretum» is the second novel in the «Atto Melani» series, after «Imprimatur». The translation from Italian to French is by Nathalie Bauer. The work was originally published in 2004.
For readers of historical and mystery fiction interested in Vatican intrigues, palace plots and Baroque Rome.
Monaldi & Sorti is the pen name of the Italian married couple writer duo Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti. Rita Monaldi is an Italian journalist and writer. She majored in classical philology and specialized in the history of religions. Francesco Sorti is an Italian journalist and author. He majored in musicology and specialized in the 17th century. They both live with their two young children in Vienna.
