Another winner from the books recommended by my local library. This time it's an historical novel set in the Second World War but this account is set in the Vatican City sitting as a neutral space in the centre of occupied Rome. The book is about the true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty and the Rome Escape Line, but as the author is quick to point out, it is largely a work of fiction with its inspiration taken from real events. Nevertheless, it captures the very real dangers involved in trying to get escaped allied prisoners of war back to a place of safety. The Monsignor was Irish by birth, and he's a big man with an interest in boxing so he has the physical strength to carry out one of the most daring missions carried out during the war. In September 1943 the German forces occupied Rome and the feared member of the Gestapo, Paul Hauptmann, was tasked to put a stop to escaped prisoners using the neutral Vatican City as a means to escaping back to their home countr...