Toni Viola
ALLi Author Member
Location: United Kingdom
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Toni Viola is a crime thriller author and a proud member of The Alliance Of Independent Authors (Alli) and the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA). ‘Viola’ was his Italian grandmother’s maiden name. Toni’s mother was born in a small village near Cassino, in southern Italy. The story she told of being hidden with her siblings inside wine barrels in an old pigsty during the German occupation of Italy, was the inspiration behind the original draft of The Cause Of All Fear. Meroni - The Rome Trilogy is a character-driven crime thriller series featuring Detective Luca Meroni, a failed footballer and disgraced undercover cop. Following a botched assignment in Bari, a series of brutal investigations in the Eternal City test Meroni’s loyalty, resilience, and fractured grip on reality. A gripping series for readers who crave edgy thrillers and relish the dark pulse of international crime noir. Andiamo!
Toni Viola's books
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
A city on edge. A detective framed. An enemy hiding in plain sight. A series of bizarre incidents at the Roman Forum leaves victims drugged and bloodied, with no memory of what happened. When a video of a grotesque orgy surfaces, Rome’s political landscape implodes. At Pompey’s Theatre, someone assaults RAI News correspondent Teresa Conti and leaves her for dead. Detective Luca Meroni is the prime suspect. With the city turning against him, Meroni must untangle a web of political ambition, manipulation, and betrayal. To clear his name, he must confront the enemy within, and the ghosts that have never stopped hunting him.
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Five women are dead. One killer priest is on the loose. Detective Luca Meroni is back – haunted, hunted, and alone. On his first morning back at the Questura di Roma, Meroni is called to the Monti Palace Hotel. Contessa Sofia Casaldi lies dead in her bath. In her hand: a pentacle charm. Written on the mirror in blood – a cryptic message … One month earlier, the Contessa’s daughter Luisa had died in an alleyway from a morphine overdose. But she wasn’t an addict; she was a leading cancer doctor, grieving the deaths of her closest childhood friends. As the body count rises and the connections deepen, Chief Inspector Gambarella orders Meroni to shut the case down. Someone powerful is controlling the narrative – somebody who doesn’t want the truth exposed. To avenge the girls’ deaths, Meroni must break the rules – fighting against his enemies within the police,...
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
A disgraced undercover cop. A conspiracy buried in history. A secret worth killing for. When Detective Luca Meroni discovers a mutilated corpse at the Colosseum, he knows arbiters of terror are stirring. After a bomb threat at the Vatican, and a brutal murder in Siena, surviving a sniper’s bullet is only the start of a deadly game spanning generations. Meroni finds himself at the heart of a sinister plot that entwines British Intelligence, the Italian underworld, and an intrigue rooted in wartime atrocities. To defeat his enemies, Meroni will have to combat shifting loyalties and long-hidden truths. Fighting the Camorra is one thing, but it is the women in Meroni’s life who harbour the darkest of secrets. From war ravaged Italy to the mean streets of modern-day Rome, The Cause Of All Fear is a blistering tale of family betrayal and bloody revenge. When your world is a lie, ignorance...