Ontreto

Arriving on the unspoiled island of Lipari, off the coast of Sicily, Ric Ross carries with him a letter of introduction to Valeria Vaccariello, an aging star of Italian cinema who lives alone in the House of Strangers; a woman known locally as la strega ⁰́₃ the witch. Ric is also befriended by Il Velaccino, a sailmaker who seems to know everyone and everything that goes on in the island. But when a politician is shot dead, Ric's search for his family's history soon grows into a quest to prove his innocence... Ontreto is a contemporary crime thriller, told through the eyes of a young man who comes to the island of Lipari in search of his forebears. It is the standalone follow-up to Peter Crawley's first novel, Mazzeri 'He had heard the spirits calling his name from the maquis and he had heard their footfalls as they passed by his window in the night. The spirits had summoned him. He could not deny them.' It is the last summer of the twentieth century in Calvi, northern Corsica, and an old man sits watching the kites fly. The festival of the wind is a lively and colourful celebration, but the old man's heart is heavy, he has heard the Mazzeri whisper his name. He accepts that people prefer to believe the dream hunters belong to the past and yet he knows only too well that at night they still roam the maquis in search of the faces of those whose time has come. Ten years later in the high citadel of Bonifacio, in the southern tip of the island, Richard Ross, armed with only the faded photograph of a Legionnaire standing beneath a stone gateway, finds the locals curiously unwilling to help him uncover his family's roots. He rents a villa on the coast and meets the singularly beautiful Manou Pietri, who enchants him with tales of the megalithic isle, its folklore and the Mazzeri - the dream hunters. For a while Ric's life beneath the Corsican sun is as close to perfect as he could wish. Then a chance encounter with a feral boy turns Ric's world upside down, and he is drawn deep into a tangled web of lies and deceit, where truth and legend meet, and from which the Mazzeri offer him little hope of escape. Set in Corsica, Mazzeri is a contemporary novel about this complex mediterranean island, its people and its traditions, which has been influenced by the author's own experiences. It Is The Last Summer Of The Twentieth Century In Calvi, Northern Corsica, And An Old Man Sits Watching The Kites Fly. The Festival Of The Wind Is A Lively And Colourful Celebration, But The Old Man's Heart Is Heavy, He Has Heard The Mazzeri Whisper His Name. He Accepts That People Prefer To Believe The Dream Hunters Belong To The Past And Yet He Knows Only Too Well That At Night They Still Roam The Maquis In Search Of The Faces Of Those Whose Time Has Come. Ten Years Later In The High Citadel Of Bonifacio, In The Southern Tip Of The Island, Richard Ross, Armed With Only The Faded Photograph Of A Legionnaire Standing Beneath A Stone Gateway, Finds The Locals Curiously Unwilling To Help Him Uncover His Family's Roots. He Rents A Villa On The Coast And Meets The Singularly Beautiful Manou Pietri, Who Enchants Him With Tales Of The Megalithic Isle, Its Folklore And The Mazzeri - The Dream Hunters. For A While Ric's Life Beneath The Corsican Sun Is As Close To Perfect As He Could Wish. Then A Chance Encounter With A Feral Boy Turns Ric's Life Upside Down, And He Is Drawn Deep Into A Tangled Web Of Lies And Deceit. On An Island Where Truth And Legend Meet, Where Murder Is Commonplace And Most Crimes Go Unsolved, Only The Mazzeri Know Who Will Live... Set In Corsica, Mazzeri Is A Contemporary Novel About This Complex Mediterranean Island, Its People And Its Traditions, Which Has Been Influenced By The Author's Own Experiences. “some Come To Strand-next-the-sea To Visit The Stately Homes, Stroll Along The Promenade Or Paddle In The Cool Waters Of The North Sea. Others Come Because They Are Drawn By The Secrets Of Their Past...” Boarding House Reach Is A Captivating Novel About Five Individual Characters Who Meet One Weekend In A Guest House. Located On The Norfolk Coast, The Reach Offers Sanctuary For Guests Hacker, Phoebe, Audrey, Philip And The Landlady, Stella – All Of Whom Are Trying To Escape Their Past. As The Strands Of Their Individual Stories Are Woven Together The Complexity Of The Novel Is Revealed. Each Guest Will Face The Realities Of Their Personal Lives And, As The Hours Tick Away, Confess Their Sins. In A Story Which Encompasses Blackmail, Rejection, Infidelity And Love The Characters Of Boarding House Reach Must Accept They May Have The Freedom To Run Away But They Will Never Escape The Brutal Reality Of Their Tangled Lives... This Contemporary Story That Reaches Into The Confidential World Of The Reach’s Guests Is Suitable For Readers With A Passion For Engaging With Compelling And Genuine Characters. Arriving on the unspoiled island of Lipari, off the coast of Sicily, Ric Ross carries with him a letter of introduction to Valeria Vaccariello, an aging star of Italian cinema who lives alone in the House of Strangers; a woman known locally as la strega 0́3 the witch. Ric is also befriended by Il Velaccino, a sailmaker who seems to know everyone and everything that goes on in the island. But when a politician is shot dead, Ric's search for his family's history soon grows into a quest to prove his innocence... Ontreto is a contemporary crime thriller, told through the eyes of a young man who comes to the island of Lipari in search of his forebears. It is the standalone follow-up to Peter Crawley's first novel, Mazzeri