New by R. A. SCOTTI

BASILICA
The Splendor and the Scandal
Building St. Peter's


&

SUDDEN SEA
The Great Hurricane of 1938


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BY R. A. SCOTTI

Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal—Building St. Peter's
An absorbing story of the construction of the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, from blueprint to colonnade. “A fascinating tale of genius, power and money" —Publishers Weekly
Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938

"Excellent. Sudden Sea matches the power of a hurricane."
—USA Today
The Kiss of Judas
"Fantastic...a descent into hell"
—LA Times Bk Review
The Hammer's Eye
"A thrilling novel with a unique and surprising ending that will keep you reading long after you should have been in bed."
—Asheville Citizen-Times
The Devil's Own
"A fast-paced juxtaposition of fact and fiction that really takes off"
—LA Times Bk Review
Cradle Song
"A medical mystery that will touch the heart of everyone who has ever known the love of a child."
For Love of Sarah
"A psychological thriller that will draw both the mystery lover and the language lover....A brooding legal thriller that enthralls the reader until the final word"
—Publishers Weekly



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September 21, 1938...The Blackest Day

Napatree-Watch Hill, Rhode Island,
on the morning of September 21, 1938.

Napatree-Watch Hill the day after.

On Wednesday, September 21, 1938, the sea was running high and small craft warnings were in effect. But as late as mid-afternoon, there was no alert that an extreme hurricane was sprinting a mile a minute up the Atlantic seaboard. Like a giant Cyclops, the maverick storm had a single, intense eye, and it was fixed on the Northeast.

All that was left of Westhampton Beach.

A 10,000-ton tender interrupted train service
in New London, Connecticut.

MEET THE AUTHOR
I grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, hearing stories about the Great Hurricane of 1938. To New Englanders-and New Yorkers-that maverick storm took on near mythical dimensions. The tales my grandaunts and uncles would tell-my Aunt Lally coming home from work at the telephone company in downtown Providence in a rowboat, the Higgins family washed out to sea in their Misquamicut cottage, my grandmother's best friend stepping out on the porch of her house and never seen again-were the impetus for Sudden Sea.


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