The Ghosts Of Rome

Breathtakingly good writing - O'Connor puts you right there, centre stage in the story and never lets you go

Peter James, on MY FATHER'S HOUSE

O'Connor is on stellar form with this ensemble thriller...an expert storyteller

Daily Mail, on MY FATHER'S HOUSE

A masterwork... so urgent, so incredibly alive... A searing and beautiful example of storytelling's infinite importance

Donal Ryan, on MY FATHER'S HOUSE

Impressive and pleasurable...evokes a city in peril with wonderful vitality

Financial Times, on MY FATHER'S HOUSE

A literary thriller of the highest order...his razor-sharp dialogue is to be savoured, and he employs dark humour to great effect. The plot twists keep on coming

Observer, on MY FATHER'S HOUSE

There is no finer writer of historical fiction than Joseph O’Connor. . . Beautifully written, warm and witty, this story of a terrorised city is a must-read. Thrilling, terrifying and entertaining in equal measure.

Liz Nugent, Number One Bestselling author of STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND

It was hard to turn pages fast enough to keep up with the rapid-fire pace of The Ghosts of Rome. Joseph O'Connor lures readers into a little known, but important, facet of World War II history and keeps them hooked until the very last page.

Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of THE MYSTERY OF MRS. CHRISTIE

A mesmerising, tragic, horrifying, utterly unputdownable story. . . A deeply affecting read with an ending that’s sad yet life affirming, this is an outstanding choice for fans of WWII fiction and of writers like Anthony Doerr

Booklist

Gripping historical fiction from one of our finest writers

The Gloss

[A] vivid and moving story, with O’Connor seamlessly combining real characters with imagined ones

Guardian

The Ghosts of Rome is both a tribute to the imagination and courage of his remarkable team [of The Escape Line] and a riveting thriller

Times Literary Supplement

Blazes with imaginative flair and narrative energy... packed with sensuously evoked reminders of Rome's rich past...haunted and haunting

Sunday Times

Digs ever deeper into the lives of the everyday heroes of a war-ravaged city, unearthing stories of remarkable courage and ingenuity that glitter from the pages of this tense, polyphonic narrative

Sarah Gilmartin

Panoramic. . . will have you turning the pages back to read them a second time

Business Post

A stellar piece of storytelling. O'Connor brilliantly captures the sense of the city and its inhabitants in peril

Daily Mail

Loved it. Absolutely superb. A masterful writer of historic fiction.

Paul Howard