The Hand of Dante

A priceless manuscript of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy passes from a priest's hands into the orbit of a New York mob boss. Nick Tosches, a man of the underworld, is called upon to authenticate the relic, and from the moment he takes it, he is drawn into a bloody struggle over a rare treasure. Meanwhile, centuries earlier in medieval Italy, Dante, trapped in his own spiritual crisis, wrestles with the very words that will become an epic for the ages. Two timelines intertwine—a fragile manuscript binding together centuries of desire, fate, and the enduring weight of literature.