Ben Pastor 
The Venus of Salo 

October 1944, in the Republic of Salò, a German puppet state in the north of Italy and the last fascist stronghold in the country. After months of ferocious fighting on the Gothic Line, Colonel Martin Bora of the Wehrmacht must investigate the theft of a precious painting of Venus by Titian, stolen with uncanny ease from a local residence. While Bora’s inquiry proceeds among many difficulties, the discovery of three dead bodies throws an even more sinister light on the scene.

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BEN PASTOR, born in Italy, worked as a university professor in Vermont before returning to her country. She is one of the most talented writers in the field of historical fiction. The Venus of Salo is the 8th in the Martin Bora series to be published by Bitter Lemon. In 2008 she won the prestigious Premio Zaragoza for best historical fiction. She writes in English.