Venice Noir

From the Hercule Poirot Award–winning author of Absinthe, a post–World War II thriller set on the shadowy, twisting streets and canals of Venice.

Ten years ago, Ellen Barth was a frontline correspondent during World War II, a witness to the atrocities that the Allies suffered. Now, leaving her scandalous divorce proceedings behind in England, she arrives at a luxurious Venetian hotel, brought to this quiet city in November by a letter offering her a document of historical value.


The document is the journal of Alfred Rosenberg, chief ideologue of the Nazi Party and a close friend of Hitler. After it was used to convict him in Nuremberg, the diary disappeared. Inside are the names of fascists still at large, members of the political elite and ruling classes—those with everything to lose.


In Barth's hands it is both a weapon and a curse. She has seen first-hand the worst that humanity can do—and knows deep in her heart that those complicit in the horrors should not escape their fates. But she'll have to survive Venice first . . .

Praise for Guido Eekhaut

"Thrilling . . . Eekhaut expertly ratchets up the tension . . . Fans of Thomas Harris's Black Sunday will find a lot to like." —Publishers Weekly on Purgatory

"A Belgian detective worthy to follow in the footsteps of Poirot! Political intrigue, an atmospheric venue, and rollicking action from beginning to end!" —Paul J. Heald, author of Cotton and Raggedyland on Absinthe

"An absorbing crime thriller with crisp, smart writing and plenty of engaging details. . . . Great stuff." —Steve Anderson, author of the Kaspar Brothers series