Upon This Rock: A novel by David Eugene Perry

Upon This Rock @UponBy upon Holland America’s flagship, Rotterdam: a favorite ship of author @DavidPerrySF, currently onboard working on the sequel to his best-selling mystery thriller, “Upon This Rock”, including an at-sea murder! @HALcruises davidperry.com/newsroom/upon-…

Ahoy! Thanks to Ken Ferraris for visiting Orvieto: inspiration and setting for my award-winning best-selling mystery thriller, “Upon This Rock” — @DavidPerrySF davidperry.com/newsroom/upon-…

Well, as if writing wasn’t challenging enough… nytimes.com/2026/03/19/boo…

Ahoy & thank you Armistead Maupin for your wonderful review of my novel “Upon This Rock” an award winner from the SF Book Festival and @ibpa ! davidperry.com/newsroom/armis…

This Holiday, dig into a critically acclaimed, award winning, best-selling read: “Upon This Rock” by David Eugene Perry. davidperry.com/newsroom/upon-…

December 8: Today in “Upon This Rock”, the elderly, elfish and enigmatic priest, Don Bello, shows Adriano & Lee his pastorate: the 1000 year old church of San Giovanale, oldest in Orvieto & central to the mystery. davidperry.com/newsroom/decem…

Tis the season for an award winning read! Give the gift of a bestselling mystery, Upon This Rock, set in the Holidays in the Italian town of Orvieto. Get yours at a fave bookstore like the Best Bookstore Union Square, Green Apple, Books, Inc or Fabulosa. davidperry.com/newsroom/tis-t…

“The dogged vitality of the habit of reading — evident in the passionate commitment of literary fiction’s fan — is a source of hope.” — Gerald Howard nytimes.com/2025/10/20/opi…

“Upon This Rock” upon Bar Duomo: a favorite spot for @DavidPerrySF, award-winning author of the critically-acclaimed mystery thriller set in Orvieto. #orvieto #uponthisrock davidperry.com/newsroom/upon-…

Ciao! Back in beloved Orvieto, birthplace of my award-winning mystery Upon This Rock. They still remember us at Palace Café (aka “Clement’s Bar” in the novel). Time for a negroni! 🍊 Get your copy: a.co/d/b8f2Xct

Thank you @BNBuzz for saving a storied (all puns intended) brand. Founded in 1851 during the Gold Rush, @BooksIncStores has been a fixture of the Bay Area literary community for generations. As a reader and an author, I am grateful. — @davidperrysf publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

Thank you @GreenAppleBooks @flySFO Terminal #1: 2 days ago there were 2 copies of my mystery thriller “Upon This Rock” on the “books signed by author” shelf. Today: only 1. Another copy sold! Grazie mille as they say in Orvieto where the tale is set. — @DavidPerrySF

What connects a mysterious death in modern-day Orvieto with a 16th-century papal conspiracy? In David Eugene Perry’s novel Upon This Rock, the answer has a connection “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition, coming to San Francisco this summer.” davidperry.com/newsroom/secre…

Opening today: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition at San Francisco’s St. Mary’s Cathedral. No craning your neck 60 feet in the air. Just you and the art. Now through Sept 14. Read about the Papal intrigue behind this legendary masterpiece. davidperry.com/newsroom/from-…

Thank you Green Apple Books at San Francisco International Airport Terminal One by the Alaska Lounge for carrying my award winning mystery thriller “Upon This Rock” and for putting it on the Featured Shelf!” — David Eugene Perry @flySFO @GreenAppleBooks @AlaskaAir

@LiteraryTitan Ahoy! Thanks to the good folks at Literary Titan for all you do to support authors and readers! Most appreciative of the interview and the recent review of “Upon This Rock”, now in its second printing! Review link below: literarytitan.com/2025/05/15/upo…

Upon This Rock follows a gay American couple in Italy, as their vacation unravels into a gripping chase through ancient secrets, Vatican conspiracies, and personal reckonings. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story? #WritingCommunity wp.me/p3cyvH-zM3

A Papal Birthday, a Perfect Read: Why “Upon This Rock” Belongs on Your Reading List This Summer. davidperry.com/newsroom/a-pap…

“Upon This Rock” upon the Founders Club speakeasy at Seattle’s iconic @FairmontOlympic. Author David Eugene Perry mulls his next plot over the perfect martini at this historic hospitality haunt. Get your copy of his award winning mystery thriller at DavidEugenePerry.com

5 May 1945: the notorious Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen, where 90,000 people including 5000 anti-Fascist Spanish prisoners died, is liberated. Its legacy figures centrally in “Thorns of the 15 Roses” the underway sequel to “Upon This Rock”. davidperry.com/newsroom/remem…