A young soldier and his wife go on an idyllic island vacation but they can't escape a tragic past that is slowly unravelling their future, even as they try desperately to hang on to each other.

A story of war, love, and moral fortitude, told from the perspective of a man who must reexamine his concept of everything he once believed to be right when everything has gone wrong.

What they're saying about Via Dolorosa:

"...a spellbinding novel of the walls we all build around us. As the plot unfolds, and these walls begin to fall, Nick's own senses follow, and the terrifying pace with which Malfi takes us from Hilton Head to the streets of Iraq evoke the surreal feelings of a soldier returning home. It may not be light beach reading, but it's worth reading."
—Hilton Head Monthly

"A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure. Writing doesn't get any better than this."
—Ghost Writer Literary Reviews

“I’ve rarely seen an author create a shroud of dystopia so subtly while still managing clarity. Malfi doesn’t point you in the direction he wants you to go. He reveals clues at his own pace, in his own style, and has patience that the reader will tilt their head until they can see the whole picture.”
—SFReader

“Malfi gives us solid characters and a story to match, in this offering from Raw Dog Screaming Press.”
—Bookgasm

“Via Dolorosa is Malfi’s best book yet. It is his most insightful and his most personal work to date. And with it, he marks a significant step forward on the road to being not only an author that people want to read, but also one whom other writers seek to emulate.”
—Craig’s Book Club

“Somber but poetic…the author’s metaphors render dreary everyday objects lovely. These metaphors create a tone that is both serious and lyrical throughout, which works well with the content of the narrative and compliments it in interesting and unexpected ways…(Via Dolorosa) offers something new to the reader with every encounter.”
—Midwest Book Review

“I’ve rarely seen an author create a shroud of dystopia so subtly while still managing clarity… Via Dolorosa is a complex and unusual book, and should be consumed with an open mind, and a relinquished trust to the author’s storytelling abilities.”
— Adrienne Jones, author of The Hoax