The curse of Pietro Houdini Dashiell Hammett Everyman FFC Hardback 2000 Gordon's father

Gordon's father

But everyone has a secret

Chandler's first novel

' NetGalley Reviewer

Olivia knows she might just be the silver bullet he's been looking for

The curse of Pietro Houdini Dashiell Hammett Everyman FFC Hardback 2000 Gordon's fatherThe bombing of Rome in 1943 leaves fourteen year old Massimo orphaned and with no choice but to set out on a perilous journey to find his remaining family in Naples. A chance meeting with the mysterious and charismatic Pietro Houdini will deliver both of them to the doors of the monastery of Monte Cassino, a centuries old haven of contemplation, learning and art. But the abbey is in the path of the relentless Allied advance to Rome. Pietro and Massimo