title: How To Disappear in Rome: A Mystery Scavenger Hunt
author: Pablo Proenza
description: The son of Cuban parents of Spanish, British, Portuguese, and Italian descent, Pablo Proenza was born in Gainesville, Florida; spent his childhood in San Jose, Costa Rica; enjoyed his teens in Rome, Italy; and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Pablo is a storyteller and a filmmaker who writes, directs, and edits narrative and documentary films. He has worked with Terrence Malick, Lucy Walker, and Michael Moore. This is his first book, which he has been meaning to write ever since he lived in Rome.
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  CHAPTER ONE
  
  
  Rome, February AD 52
  
  
  The streets of the capital were filled with people enjoying the unseasonal
  warm sunshine. It was shortly after midday and the sun shone from a clear sky.
  Musa sensed that he was being followed even before he first caught sight of
  his pursuer. That was the instinct that had first drawn the attention of his
  master: the innate ability to sniff out danger. A priceless quality in his
  line of work. The small fortune that had been spent on training him since he
  had been plucked from the streets off the Aventine had honed his quick wits
  and swift reflexes.
  
  
  He was as skilled as any agent working out of the imperial palace. He knew how
  to stalk and kill in silence. How to disfigure and dispose of a body so that
  there would be very little danger of any of his victims being found, let alone
  identified. He knew how to code and d