THE SECRETS OF PIONA ABBEY: Silence Does Not Kill Only Once. The Investigations of Chief Inspector Marini (The Inspector Lucia Marini Mysteries) - Couverture souple

Arezio, Marco

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ISBN 13 : 9798184435831

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

The Secrets of Piona Abbey is an intense and atmospheric detective novel set on the shores of Lake Como, where the beauty of the landscape coexists with a deep and unsettling darkness.

In February 1960, Piona Abbey is shaken by a crime that carries the weight of desecration: a monk is found crucified against a wall of the monastery, in a staging that evokes ancient symbols and wounds that have never fully healed. This is no ordinary murder, but a deliberate message, designed to strike at the faith, the order, and the silence that have enveloped the place for centuries.

The investigation moves between the walls of the abbey, the stone villages overlooking the lake, and a closed community where every gesture is governed and every word carries weight. The protagonists — monks, carabinieri, men and women bound to those places — find themselves compelled to confront not only the search for a culprit, but uncomfortable truths, long-guarded secrets, and responsibilities that no one wishes to assume.

Marco Arezio constructs a refined and slow-burning noir, built on atmosphere, anticipation, and psychological tension. Lake Como is not a backdrop, but a living and ambiguous presence; the abbey is not a refuge, but a fragile system; faith is not consolation, but a terrain of conflict. Each chapter digs deeper into the relationship between justice and conscience, between silence and complicity, between power and truth.

The Secrets of Piona Abbey is not merely a mystery to be solved, but a novel that questions the reader: how willing are we to challenge what we consider sacred? And to what extent can evil conceal itself behind order, tradition, and the observance of rules?

A book recommended for those who love atmospheric detective fiction, psychological noir, and stories in which landscape becomes an integral part of the mystery. An investigation that offers no shortcuts — and leaves its mark long after the final page.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798184435831
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 390
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible