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The whole plot takes place around a latin sentence cited on a Nicolas Poussin’s paint: Et In Arcadia Ego.

In a little church of the Pirenei Mountains during the religious service the body of a young woman has been discovered in the confessional. From now on the entire action involves the priest of the church and an important researcher of a prestigious genetic institute. An unexpected confession will push the priest to take note of an upsetting reality that will drive him in search of answers.

A secret ethnic group thanks to the most modern medical technologies  want to take over the world.

A lot of twist and turns will lead the reader to an unpredictable epilogue: the evil has in itself the origin of its own dissolution.

The force of this thriller lies in the religious and cultural features blended to the discoveries of genetic and molecolar biology.


Born in Parma (Italy) in 1946, is a medical doctor and professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Parma.

He published during his professional life over 270 studies on scientific topics related to his profession.

Later in his career he wrote for pleasure 10 thriller novels and many short stories.

The setting of these novels and stories concerned medical or religious features.

He lives and works in Parma.

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