Ferragosto

A real urban legend of Rome unfolds in the captivating novel by Linda Saules: on a hot August day, a festive train disappears into a mysterious fog, taking with it the most prominent citizens and even a mafia don. Decades later, a young journalist takes on the investigation, wondering why everyone behaves as if the ghost train never existed, and whether the mysterious disappearance of the early century is connected to the disappearance of his boss's little daughter.