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Roma Series Book
Series · 4 books · 2012-2015

Books in series

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#1

Roma, Underground

2012

An impossibly smart forensic accountant. An amateur archaeologist. Stolen Italian beauty that brings them together. All former analyst Alabaster Black wanted was to run away from her employer, a covert U.S. organization called Rendition, and immerse herself in the beauty and wondrous culture of Rome, Italy. But when she meets a handsome investigator and passionate amateur archaeologist, Dante, and learns that he is looking for thieves of priceless Italian artifacts, she can’t resist. She has to help. With the assistance of Roma Underground – Dante’s band of friends and colleagues dedicated to mapping the city beneath Rome – the trap is set. However, they’re up against men who are far from common criminals: they’re the proof that Alabaster’s past isn’t going to stay secret, and even her new love and the strong bonds of friendship in Rome may not be enough. Action-packed, filled with mystery, romance, friendships, and rich Italian flavors, Roma, Underground will keep you reading well into the night, until you read the last sentence – and grab the next book in the Roma Series.
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#2

Wasp's Nest

2012

A new case from her old employer. A contract on her head. A scientific breakthrough that could save countless lives... If she can save the genius first. The last thing that former Rendition analyst Alabaster Black, now Bianca Nerini, wanted to do was to leave Italy, and return to the U.S. to investigate a case, but she couldn’t turn down the request for assistance from her online contact – code name: Loki – who already helped her so much. She returns to the U.S. to investigate Cyril Sargent and Nasonia Pharmaceutical. However, when she realizes the implications of wasp genetics as a far superior cancer treatment, she knows she must help Sargent and protect his research from falling into the wrong hands. Even a brilliant analyst like Bianca can’t accomplish everything on her own, though. Her friends from Roma Underground soon join her in Boston to try and stop an assassin, a cold-blooded murderer who will stop at nothing to fulfill the contract on her head...An assassin who has already caused heartbreak and grief in the past to her friends in Rome. Fast-paced and filled with intrigue, treason, loyalty, and good Italian food, the exciting sequel to Roma, Underground will leave you breathless with anticipation and eager for the next book in the Roma Series…For nothing is certain once you enter the wasp’s nest.
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#3

Threading the Needle

2013

A secret file. A murdered student. A repeat of a dark chapter of Italian history. The brilliant analyst Alabaster Black, alias Bianca Nerini, is happy to be back in Italy, back with her love, Dante, but then her curiosity gets the better of her and leads to a meeting in a café in Milan…a meeting that results in the death of young university student Charlie Brooks, who leaves her with a secret file detailing the development of a new weapon that violates international law. Burdened by guilt, she seeks justice for Charlie. Things go from bad to worse: Dante is angry at her because she told him nothing about the meeting, a scandal-mongering journalist is trying to crucify her friend Farrugia, blaming him for Charlie’s death, and even her contact Loki is warning her to stay away from the case, because it involves not just a secret weapon, but political intrigues and powerful corporate alliances, too, as well as the organization Bianca is desperately trying to escape: Rendition. The stakes are higher than ever, and Bianca and her trusted friends will have to find their way through these murky waters, or watch Italy return to the decades of daily terrorism known as the Years of Lead. The third book in the Roma Series will take you on the darkest journey so far, the journey where, if you can’t thread the needle...Everything and everyone you care about will be lost.
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#4

Turning to Stone

2015

An anti-mafia judge is assassinated. The Camorra and the Sicilian mafia might be working together. A brilliant young sociologist holds the answers... And hides a secret. After the assassination of an anti-mafia judge on the streets of Naples, ex-Rendition analyst Alabaster Black/Bianca Nerini faces a mystery: why did women on motorcycles carry out a typical Camorra ambush? As it turns out, this case is something the former forensic accountant understands very well: a financial crime, or, more specifically, a counterfeiting operation so large it might disrupt the global economy, and involves not just the Camorra, but the Sicilian mafia, too, with their mysterious leader. Fast-paced and filled with mystery, intrigue, and unexpected twists, the fourth book in the Roma Series will take you even deeper into financial deals, organized crime, and test the friendship, love, and loyalty within Bianca’s inner circle.

Author

Gabriel Valjan
Gabriel Valjan
Author · 14 books
Gabriel Valjan is the author of the Roma Series, The Company Files, and the Shane Cleary Mysteries. He has been listed for the Fish Prize three times, shortlisted for the Bridport Prize once, and received an Honorable Mention for the Nero Wolfe Black Orchid Novella Contest. Gabriel has been nominated for the Agatha, Anthony, Silver Falchion Awards, and received the 2021 Macavity Award for Best Short Story. Gabriel is a member of the Historical Novel Society, ITW, MWA, and Sisters in Crime. You can find Gabriel on Twitter (@GValjan).
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