Book 4 of the MAURO BRUNO DETECTIVE SERIES

Locations and items referenced in The Mistress

The Quirinal Palace

Creaks were a common occurrence in the Quirinal, a building constructed over half a millennium ago and had undergone many restorations during those five centuries.

A Missoni chevron wrap knit dress

Inside was a Missoni chevron knit wrap dress with an extensive amount of caked blood on the upper half, which cracked as it dried.

Gucci Palmyra Leather Platform Espadrille Wedges

Even in the dim lighting, she looked stunning in a Missoni chevron knit wrap dress and Gucci Palmyra Leather Platform Espadrille Wedges, which elevated her height to an even six feet tall.

An antique red agate cameo sterling ring

The antique red agate cameo sterling ring, which she usually wore on her right hand, was in a discrete pocket in her dress, forgotten there after she’d washed her hands.

Fiat 500X

With no checked luggage, they went straight to Acardi’s unmarked government vehicle – a black Fiat 500X subcompact SUV that was parked in one of the law enforcement slots outside the main terminal.

Glock 17 handgun

“Don’t take these inside the presidential palace.” Acardi said, handing Bruno and Donati their holstered Glock 17’s and four clips.

Opel Corsa

Two men sitting across the street in a white Opel Corsa watched as the three investigators followed the coroner into the morgue,…

AK-47 assault rifle 

She raised her head. “Two perps standing in the street beside a white Opel,” she responded. “It looks like they have AK-47’s.”

PressTek 52DI 4-Color 14″ x 20″ Direct Imaging Digital Offset Printing Press

“Put Labriola behind the printing press,” Bruno told Donais, pointing to the PressTek Offset Printing Press, a seven ton plus beast that was slightly over thirteen feet long, ten feet wide, and five feet high. “We’ll use it as our fallback position.”

Marriott Grand Hotel Flora in Rome, Italy

“It amazes me that someone is always trying to kill the three of you,” Acardi said, sitting with Bruno, Donati, and Donais in the bar of the Marriott Grand Hotel Flora.

Rome, Italy

“I want to move aggressively on any lead that will help uncover your wife’s killer. I’d like to take the original back to Rome for a lab analysis.”

Tivoli, Italy

As Pagano owned two taxi companies in Rome and one in Tivoli, a different vehicle was used to transport the Riva daily.

Palermo, Italy

Four of the five Mafia families which comprised the commission met in Palermo at the residence of Carmine Soldati, the chief mafioso in Sicily.

Parioli area of Rome, Italy

As represented, the Parioli area of Rome was built in the 1930s and has a heavy concentration of the affluent and high society.

L115A3 Sniper Rifle

After parking his car, he opened the trunk and lifted out a case containing an L115A3 sniper rifle with X-Sight 4K Pro thermal night vision scope.

X-Sight 4K Pro rifle scope 

After parking his car, he opened the trunk and lifted out a case containing an L115A3 sniper rifle with X-Sight 4K Pro thermal night vision scope.

Balenciaga Black Rectangle Glasses

The thirty-four-year-old, who had short black hair and wore rectangular-shaped black Balenciaga glasses, lived alone in a modest two-bedroom condo in the Prati neighborhood of Rome, which was close to the Vatican-his largest client.

Prada Logo Plaque Briefcase

Riva rose from his seat and went to his desk. Removing from his black Prada Logo Plaque briefcase the laptop which contained his personal data, he fired it up.

Residence in Guidonia, Italy

Accessing the tracking program’s search history, which was short because he’d only installed it early this morning, he saw Bruno went from his home to a residence in the Parioli area, and then to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport before going to Guidonia.

Beretta PX4 Handgun 

Twenty operatives were onboard, each wearing combat gear and carrying a Beretta PX4 sidearm and a Heckler and Koch MP5 submachine gun.

Heckler and Koch MP5 machine gun 

Twenty operatives were onboard, each wearing combat gear and carrying a Beretta PX4 sidearm and a Heckler and Koch MP5 submachine gun.

Heckler and Koch MP7 machine gun

The NOCS weapons of choice for rifles include the MP5, MP7, Colt M4, and the H&K 416.

CH-47 Chinook helicopter 

While the CH-47 checked nearly all the boxes as the perfect aircraft for this type of mission, it had one drawback: it was loud – a hundred-and-fifteen decibels loud.

Colt M4 Carbine

The NOCS weapons of choice for rifles include the MP5, MP7, Colt M4, and the H&K 416.

Heckler and Koch 416 rifle

The NOCS weapons of choice for rifles include the MP5, MP7, Colt M4, and the H&K 416.

Accuracy International AX-50 rifle 

Oriana Vespa looked through her scope and saw that the .50 caliber round, fired from her Accuracy International AX 50 rifle and traveling nearly six-thousand-feet-per-second, did its job.

Rolex Cellini 18k yellow gold ladies watch

 

Sermoneta, Italy

“You were born in Sermoneta, a small town fifty miles south of here. You were an only child whose father left your mother just after you were born.”

AR-15 rifle 

Pagano and Ricci turned towards him. Both removed their hand from their weapon when they saw Villa looking through the sights of an AR-15 rifle that was resting on a tripod on the hood of the Defender, having taken it from the vehicle when Pagano was scrutinizing the ambulance.

Sig Sauer P320 pistol

Vespa used four weapons to fulfill her contracts – an Accuracy International rifle with scope, an AR-15 rifle capable of full-automatic fire, a Sig Sauer P320 pistol, and an Ari B’ Lilah knife, a favorite of Israeli counter-terrorism units.

Rokid Glasses

Each wore Rokid thermal imaging glasses, which resembled ordinary sunglasses. The augmented reality eyewear, with an attached twelve-megapixel camera on the left side, allowed the wearer to see the thermal signature of anyone trying to hide in the brush.

Gulfstream G550

The Gulfstream G550 arrived at the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca three hours after leaving Rome.

The Sidi Othmane Abattoir Wastewater Treatment Plant in Casablanca, Morocco 

The twenty-one-mile drive to the Sidi Othmane Abattoir Wastewater Treatment Plant took thirty-four minutes.

Water treatment sedimentation tank 

The sedimentation tank, which was open at the top, removed suspended particles from wastewater. As these particles settled to the bottom, scrapers removed the sludge that was created prior to the water being released into the sewer.

Department of Information Security – Rome, Italy

“Dante and I have worked together, not only in my current position but also when I was a deputy minister at the Department of Information Security, which oversees the AISI and AISE.”

ST Dupont Ligne 2 Solid Gold Quadrille Lighter

Pagano took a Davidoff Madison 515 cigar from the humidor on his desk, cut off the end, and lit it with a solid gold Dupont quadrille lighter.

Davidoff Madison 515 Limited Edition cigar 

Pagano took a Davidoff Madison 515 cigar from the humidor on his desk, cut off the end, and lit it with a solid gold Dupont quadrille lighter.

Beretta 92FS

She always keeps her word,” Bruno replied as he withdrew a Beretta 92FS from his shoulder holster.

Mikimoto Reserve Akoya pearl necklace

The five foot, six inches tall woman, with black hair and soft brown eyes, was stylishly dressed in a dark business suit, a white silk blouse, and Valentino Rockstud T-strapped pointed toe pumps. Adorning her neck was a round Mikimoto Reserve Akoya pearl necklace.

Valentino Garavani Rockstud T-strapped pointed toe pumps

The five foot, six inches tall woman, with black hair and soft brown eyes, was stylishly dressed in a dark business suit, a white silk blouse, and Valentino Rockstud T-strapped pointed toe pumps. Adorning her neck was a round Mikimoto Reserve Akoya pearl necklace.

Ari B’Lilah knife 

Vespa used four weapons to fulfill her contracts – an Accuracy International rifle with scope, an AR-15 rifle capable of full-automatic fire, a Sig Sauer P320 pistol, and an Ari B’ Lilah knife, a favorite of Israeli counter-terrorism units.