Trusting in Vengeance
Book #5 in the Antonio Cortese Mysteries
The ugly desire for vengeance does not always come cloaked in shadows. Sometimes it walks beside you, dressed in grief and justifiable rage.
Former detective Antonio Cortese and wife Gabriella, a Colonel in the Carabinieri, are supposed to be basking in the serenity of their honeymoon voyage along the beautiful Amalfi Coast. The elegant sailing yacht L’Espoir is captained by Antonio’s Uncle Nicolo, lead detective in Siena, accompanied by Aunt Sofia, and family. As they sail toward Positano, where Antonio’s Aunt Frankie and Uncle Pasquale own a boutique hotel they can’t shake the feeling that a storm more dangerous than weather is closing in.
Their fears are realized when news arrives: Raphael—their nephew, a policeman in Florence—has been shot. They are certain it is an act of vengeance by an old enemy, Matteo Pucci, a Camorra mob capo with old grudges and unfinished business. The families have faced off before in the Camorra’s attempt to establish a foothold in Tuscany. It has only been a few months since Pucci tried to take Gabriella’s life
When Gabriella spots Matteo Pucci in a classic wooden boat motoring toward the Amalfi Coast, Antonio, Gabriella, Nicolo and the family must navigate a deadly web of deception and vendetta stretching from Capri to Naples. They must confront not only their enemies, but also the darker impulses of revenge stirring within themselves.