Gothic Line: Italy, 1953. An untested spy. The fate of a nation. The echo of Fascism.

Summer, 1953. The Cold War simmers across Europe. Stalin is dead. Italy faces a hot summer before going to the polls. And Henry Lapin, trained but unblooded, must unravel a Fascist conspiracy which threatens the future of a country slowly returning to democracy.

From the cold Adriatic in the company of Albanian pirates, to the gore-streaked beaches of Puglia. From the majestic Roman Forum to the dingy and vicious Pugio Club. And from the peaks of the Gothic Line to the dungeons beneath, Henry Lapin and dashing police lieutenant Emilio Rossolini battle for Italy’s soul.