The Unusual Cases of Inspector Martinelli - Linda Arditto

Luciano Martinelli is fifty-two years old and an Inspector in the Vatican City Police. It's been an easy life for him until one day he investigates five murders, all taking place inside the Vatican. This starts his journey into a world of evil and deceit, of pagan rituals and murder. He leaves Rome and flies to Munich in Bavaria, always hoping to meet a 'Knight of Christ' and maybe a few 'Royal' vampires. His hatred of vampires has sent him on a quest to kill as many as he can, but things don't turn out the way he planned. Spirits rising from the grave and a Nazi connection has Martinelli baffled until he discovers it revolves around missing Nazi gold. Summoned to the Vatican two days after he returns from Bavaria. The pontiff is concerned that the Aesinas Codex, an ancient text sought after by Himmler and the Gestapo during world war two, has been high jacked from an armoured truck while being transported a short distance from Rome to the Vatican City. Someone desperately wants the original even though it had been translated over the years and copies were freely available. His interest is sparked when he discovers a vampire connection; once again Martinelli may be able to satisfy his obsession and kill more vampires.