The Abomination: A Novel
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Set in two Venices, the modern physical world and its virtual counterpart, The Abomination by Jonathan Holt is a propulsive tale of murder, corruption, and international intrigue—the first book in an outstanding new trilogy in which Carabiniere Captain Kat Tapo must unravel a dark conspiracy linking the CIA and the Catholic Church.
By the stunning white dome of one of Venice’s grandest landmarks a body with two slugs in the back of the head has been pulled from the icy waters. The victim is a woman, dressed in the sacred robes of a Catholic priest—a desecration that becomes known as the Abomination.
Working her first murder case, Captain Kat Tapo embarks on a trail that proves as elusive and complicated as the city’s labyrinthine backstreets. What Kat discovers will test her loyalties and remind her of a simple truth: Unless old crimes are punished, corrupt forces will continue to repeat their mortal sins.
The Abomination is book one of Jonathan Holt’s Carnivia Trilogy.
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Jonathan Holt. (2013). The Abomination: A Novel. HarperCollins.
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When Jonathan Holt first traveled to Venice, he found it shrouded in thick fog and flooded with high water. This experience inspired him to write the Carnivia Trilogy, a series of thrillers based on Italy's hidden past. The Abomination and The Absolution, the first two books, have now become international bestsellers published in sixteen countries. The second novel in the trilogy was longlisted for a Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger Award.
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"Venetians love to dress up in costumes and masks.... Holt puts a breathtaking spin on this charming custom ... by inventing Carnivia, an elaborate computer game. ....There is something truly haunting about those glimpses into the mysterious shadow world ." — Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"Don't be deceived by the title, The Abomination. There's nothing unreal about Jonathan Holt's excellent first mystery.... [He] writes in a deft engaging fashion.... The Abomination leaves you hungry for more." — Chicago Tribune
"This remarkable debut novel... [is] a multi-stranded conspiracy thriller with plenty of pop. Think Dan Brown without the clunky prose and the pompous PhD hero but with the fascinating mix of history, paranoia, and real-live terror (drones on your tail)." — Booklist (starred review)
"[This] first novel of a trilogy set in Venice...[has] more than enough plot and well-drawn characters to stir interest in the sequels...A skillfully rendered debut." — Kirkus Reviews
"[A] diverting debut...Holt captures the allure of Venice and its creative cyber-counterpart, and creates two forceful . . . protagonists in Kat and Holly. The author gets carried away by throwing mystery on top of mystery, but, well, that's part of the fun." — Publishers Weekly
"[A] beautifully complicated thriller.... A brilliant blend of fascinating story lines, serious issues, impeccable research, gripping intrigue, and engaging characters, Holt's debut is eminently satisfying from start to finish. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy intelligent thrillers (think Joseph Kanon)." — Library Journal (starred review)
"Speedy, clever.... [A] very fun beach (or boat) read for fans of thrillers." — MSN.com
"[A] tantalizing debut, a masterful melding of religious mystery, political intrigue and just a bit of fantasy/sci-fi." — BookPage
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At the start of British author Holt’s diverting debut, Katerina Tapo, an officer in the Carabinieri, races to a crime scene in the heart of Venice. High tide has washed a body with two bullet wounds in the head onto the steps of a landmark church. It’s Kat’s first murder case—a case complicated by the discovery that the victim is female and dressed in the garb of a Catholic priest. Meanwhile, at a nearby American military base, 2nd Lt. Holly Boland’s search for missing documents sets her on the scent of a mystery that compels the two women to team up. Clues to their questions are hidden at Carnivia.com, a beguiling cyber-Venice created by a rich hacker for an unknown purpose. Holt captures the allure of Venice and its creative cyber-counterpart, and creates two forceful if bland protagonists in Kat and Holly. The author gets carried away by throwing mystery on top of mystery, but, well, that’s part of the fun. Agent: Caradoc King, A.P. Watt (U.K.).
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This beautifully complicated thriller, the first of a trilogy that is set primarily in Venice (both the real city and a perfect 3-D virtual re-creation), follows three protagonists as they investigate the murders of a woman dressed in priest's vestments and of another who had made a Freedom of Information request at a military base in Italy. Carabiniere captain Kat Tapo follows clues that lead first to a deserted island near Venice, once a cemetery and later the site of an asylum, where mysterious symbols match the tattoos found on the woman priest, and then to a website, Carnivia.com, where identities are hidden behind carnival masks. Holly Boland, a U.S. Army second lieutenant, unearths possible NATO involvement in illegal activities that stoked the wars in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s. And Daniele Barbo, a brilliant but mentally unsettled hacker, enters the world he created, impenetrably anonymous, in an attempt to save himself and help the two women as they face attempts to silence them forever. VERDICT A brilliant blend of fascinating story lines, serious issues, impeccable research, gripping intrigue, and engaging characters, Holt's debut is eminently satisfying from start to finish. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy intelligent thrillers (think Joseph Kanon). [See Prepub Alert, 12/13/12.]--Ron Terpening, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson
Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Starred review from June 1, 2013
This remarkable debut novel starts off like a lot of Venetian crime novelsbody discovered in a canal, acqua alta getting everyone's feet wetbut we quickly sense this is no ordinary mystery. The body is a woman dressed like a priestan abomination for manyand the crime quickly leads Carabinieri captain Kat Tapo into much deeper and more treacherous waters than even a Venetian is accustomed to. When another murder victim is discovered, a connection develops between Kat's case and an investigation being conducted by an American army lieutenant, Holly Boland, who is on the trail of classified documents that could reveal CIA involvement in inciting civil war in the Balkans. Throw in a computer wizard who has created a virtual Venice, Carnivia.com, which has become a repository for every sort of secretsexual, political, religiousand you have a multistranded conspiracy thriller with plenty of pop. Think Dan Brown without the clunky prose and the pompous PhD hero but with the fascinating mix of history, paranoia, and real-live terror (drones on your tail). Holt, an advertising director in London, expertly juggles the high-concept elements of his plot with the subtle character building that quickly establishes Kat and Holly as the kind of protagonists we will follow eagerly through the projected trilogy. Only one book in, many readers will find themselves asking, Why stop at three? (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)
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By the stunning white dome of one of Venice’s grandest landmarks a body with two slugs in the back of the head has been pulled from the icy waters. The victim is a woman, dressed in the sacred robes of a Catholic priest—a desecration that becomes known as the Abomination.
Working her first murder case, Captain Kat Tapo embarks on a trail that proves as elusive and complicated as the city’s labyrinthine backstreets. What Kat discovers will test her loyalties and remind her of a simple truth: Unless old crimes are punished, corrupt forces will continue to repeat their mortal sins.
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