The Sunday Times bestseller 'My Current Favorite Crime Series' by Val McDermid. Dr. Ruth Galloway is flattered when she receives a letter from Italian archaeologist Dr. Angelo Morelli asking for her help. He has discovered a group of bones in a small village on a hill near Rome but doesn’t know what to make of them. It has been years since Ruth had a vacation, and even a working holiday in Italy is very welcome! So, Ruth travels to Castello degli Angeli, accompanied by her daughter Kate and her friend Shona. In the town, she encounters a mysterious Roman secret and a dark secret from the war years and the resistance. To her surprise, she soon runs into Harry Nelson, with Cathbad in tow. But there is no time to overcome their mutual shock – the old bones trigger a modern murder, and Ruth must uncover what secrets lie in Castello degli Angeli that someone is willing to protect, even at the cost of murder.