Fiction
2025

The ghosts of Rome

Joseph O'Connor, (1963-)

"The Escape Line's collapse would leave thousands stranded. Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, its architect and the acknowledged leader of The Choir, broods inside the Vatican, paralyzed by the perils of keeping his Roman underground railroad functioning. Meanwhile, SS Commander Paul Hauptmann has been tasked with destroying the entire operation, and the price of failure is high-his wife and children are under Gestapo lock-and-key in Berlin. Into this deliriously thrilling melee steps Contessa Giovanna Landini, a reckless, audacious, and magnetic member of the Italian Resistance who has the nerve to challenge Hauptmann's authority"--

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Rome escape line trilogy

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	Calvin Park Branch	Fiction OConn	On loan until: 20/May/25	4
	Pittsburgh Branch	Fiction OConn	On loan until: 29/Apr/25	4

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Full Record Details Table

-Title Statement
+The ghosts of Rome / Joseph O'Connor.
-Series
+Rome escape line trilogy ;2
-Author
+O'Connor, Joseph, 1963-
-Publication
+New York: Europa Editions,2025.
-Extent of Item
+pages
-ISBN
+9798889660620 (hardcover)
-Other Number
+pr07785422
-Bibliography
+Includes bibliographical references.
-Summary
+"The Escape Line's collapse would leave thousands stranded. Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, its architect and the acknowledged leader of The Choir, broods inside the Vatican, paralyzed by the perils of keeping his Roman underground railroad functioning. Meanwhile, SS Commander Paul Hauptmann has been tasked with destroying the entire operation, and the price of failure is high-his wife and children are under Gestapo lock-and-key in Berlin. Into this deliriously thrilling melee steps Contessa Giovanna Landini, a reckless, audacious, and magnetic member of the Italian Resistance who has the nerve to challenge Hauptmann's authority"--
-By Topic
+Diplomats--Fiction--Vatican City
+Escapes--Fiction--History--20th century--Italy
+Faith--Fiction
+Friendship--Fiction
+Priests--Fiction--Ireland
+World War, 1939-1945--Fiction--Underground movements--Italy
+World War, 1939-1945--Fiction--Italy
+World War, 1939-1945--Fiction--Vatican City
-By Name
+O'Flaherty, Hugh,1898-1963
+Catholic Church--Fiction--Clergy
-By Genre
+Thrillers (Fiction)
+Biographical fiction
+Historical
+fiction
+War fiction
+Novels

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