Murder in Rome

by Arthur Pearce

The Colosseum has seen countless deaths. But never one quite like this.

Hazel Chase arrives in Rome to find the one person who might explain her parents' mysterious fortune and fatal car Vittoria Rossi, a tour guide who knew them at university but refuses to respond to Hazel's messages. Left with no choice, Hazel books Vittoria's evening Colosseum tour, determined to break through her silence.

She never gets the chance.

During the tour, a man from their group climbs onto a railing and falls to his death. While everyone rushes to call it a tragic accident, Hazel notices troubling details. Why were the security cameras offline? And why was she led away at that precise moment?

Now Vittoria, devastated by the death on her watch, has completely shut down. If Hazel wants her family's truth, she'll need to uncover what really happened at the Colosseum first.

But in a city built on buried secrets, digging too deep might make her the next accident.

291 pages, ebook

Published October 10, 2025

Reviews

[Lynne Hannmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very effective mystery with a great setting. Writing is better than the first book in the series with much more tension to engage the reader. Only complaint, and it’s a fairly big one, is that it really did not advance the plot line of Hazel finding out about her parents. Willing to go to book 3 but not willing to wait forever.

[Shirley Olson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good mystery keeps you guessing til very end. Enjoyed the plot,set in Rome and wonderful historical facts . This is second book in this series and I’m ion to reading number three. You will be booking your next vacation to Rome after this indulgence.

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a fun series. Well written, keeps you engaged without bad language, graphic violence or sex!

[Anne Harrop · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent series. Nail bitingly exciting. Couldn't put book down. Much more tension.drama and excitement than 1st book. Love the setting !!