First published 2018
An American couple travels from Paris to Rome in their hearse, but their journey reveals more than tourist destinations. In Paris, a furious baker pursues a visitor with his bread knife through the streets. A single shoe moves mysteriously between hotels, appearing in room after room without explanation. Their landlady takes disturbing pleasure in showing guests how she mistreats her animals. The couple continues south toward Rome, where the Vatican awaits. Inside the Sistine Chapel, surrounded by Michelangelo's painted ceiling, the wife makes a shocking discovery. Her husband, who she believes cannot see, responds to the frescoes above them. His blindness, which has shaped their entire relationship, may not be real. The revelation forces her to question everything she thought she knew about the man beside her.
Genres: adventure, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Paris, Rome, Sistine Chapel
Period: 20th-century
236 pages · Paperback · iUniverse
Content warnings: mental-illness