Under the Porticoes

Florence, 1954. The scars of World War II still run deep, and private detective Marco Zamboni is just trying to survive the mundane. That is, until a mysterious letter lands on his desk. Inside is a desperate plea from a woman named Yi-Sé. She has spent nine grueling years chasing her missing husband across two oceans, five countries, and countless cities. Now, the trail has led her to Italy-but something doesn't add up.
Suspicious and sensing a trap, Marco heads to the Melograno newspaper headquarters to consult his most trusted confidant, Frederick D. Leopardi. But Marco is already too late. Instead of answers, a devastating tragedy awaits him-one that will pull him into a dangerous web of secrets. A hauntingly beautiful historical noir, this is a story of relentless love, shattering tragedy, and the devastating spaces in between.