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 is a curse; and the truth could cost you everything …