"Perry has written an elegant, twisty thriller in which a gay couple investigates a mysterious suicide in a scenic Italian hill town. It's not hard to imagine that this book could do for Orvieto what
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil did for Savannah." --
Armistead Maupin, author of the internationally acclaimed Tales of the City
"The gay Da Vinci Code, but a lot better." --Fenton Johnson, author of The Man Who Loved Birds, Scissors, Paper, Rock, and At the Center of All Beauty
"David Perry has given us two detectives as sharp as Sam Spade and with the wit of Nick and Nora Charles ... just when you think you have a handle on the story, Perry tells you the plot has just thickened." --Will Snyder, The Bay Area Reporter
"4.5 out of 5 stars. Upon this Rock is a perfect read for anyone who is into thrillers, mysteries, and historical fiction." --Ankita Dasgupta, The Bookworm Resort
"Upon This Rock is for those readers who love Italy and who love crime fiction. David Perry evokes the spirit of the ancient Italian town of Orvieto, in a 21st-century thriller that takes in several centuries of history." --Lucinda Hawksley, author of Dickens's Artistic Daughter, Katey
"Perry's humor and wit shine throughout, interspersed with meticulous historical detail." --Eric Jansen, San Francisco Bay Times
"An engrossing thriller that contains just about everything one could desire in a suspense novel." --The Bookwatch
"Upon This Rock is giddy with assassins, terrorists, shady priests, human trafficking, and megawatt conspiracies. Surrounded by wily characters and never relinquishing its sense of humor, the story is wrapped in an astounding amount of history." --Kay Kudukis, Palm Springs Life
"David Perry's tale brings to life a cast of characters and settings that powerfully dramatize the plot and draw the reader toward each new page-turning twist." --Linda Frank, author of After the Auction, The Lost Torah of Shanghai and The Nice Little Blonde Girl
"This is a wild read. David Perry's ability to build suspense is impressive and the denouement of this thriller will not just surprise you, but literally stun." --Erika Atkinson, author of Ode to the Castro and Miles of Memories
"You will not find a more exquisite, captivating, well written first novel than David Eugene Perry's Upon This Rock. I was literally hooked from the first chapter." --Dennis Koller, author of The Rhythm of Evil
"You will not be able to put this book down. It is page-turner from the first sentence until the unexpected twist ending. Upon This Rock by David Eugene Perry has everything you could possibly want: intrigue, suspense, history and characters so real they almost jump off the page. If you like mystery, suspense and intrigue, drenched in local Italian history, this is the book for you." --Lynn Ruth Miller, author of Getting the Last Laugh and the oldest stand-up comedienne in the world
"This fast-moving thriller spans several centuries of papal history, Vatican politics, black market smugglers, human trafficking, terrorism, the secretive organization Opus Dei, prostitution and the everyday life in a small northern Italian village. David Perry weaves a suspenseful story that is a real page-turner and a fascinating tale ... a great read." --Robert Walker, Frank and Eva Buck Foundation
