The Dante Connection

The blending of art history and crime feels so seamless. I'm curious whether the author drew from real art mysteries or created this entirely from scratch.

The suspense was intense at the start and end, but I found the middle a bit slower. Was that intentional to build tension or a chance to deepen character development?

The locations felt so vivid and atmospheric—did the author base them on real places, or was there a lot of research involved to craft this world?