I've returned from a 10-day trip to Italy where I helped my publisher launch Il Libro delle Anime at the Turin Book Festival. There was plenty of media attention, over 30 print, radio and TV interviews and several packed book signings and public events. I'm pleased to say that the book came out from the gates strong and is currently #2 on the bestseller lists.

I also took the opportunity to do field research for my 5th book, The Devil Will Come, which will be set in modern and ancient Rome. I was privileged to have behind-the-scenes tours of several sites including the Christian catacombs off the Appian Way, the University of Rome and the Vatican, where I was fortunate to have a close encounter with the Pope!