Abomination

<p>Set in two Venices the modern physical world and its virtual counterpart <em>The Abomination</em> by Jonathan Holt is a propulsive tale of murder corruption and international intrigue--the first book in an outstanding new trilogy in which Carabiniere Captain Kat Tapo must unravel a dark conspiracy linking the CIA and the Catholic Church.<br /><br />By the stunning white dome of one of Venice's grandest landmarks a body with two slugs in the back of the head has been pulled from the icy waters. The victim is a woman dressed in the sacred robes of a Catholic priest--a desecration that becomes known as the Abomination.<br /><br />Working her first murder case Captain Kat Tapo embarks on a trail that proves as elusive and complicated as the city's labyrinthine backstreets. What Kat discovers will test her loyalties and remind her of a simple truth: Unless old crimes are punished corrupt forces will continue to repeat their mortal sins.<br /><br /><em>The Abomination</em> is book one of Jonathan Holt's Carnivia Trilogy.</p>