The Principle of Five

By Nito Derloni

A BODY ON A BUILDING SITE, A BAR OWNER DESPERATE TO MAKE ENDS MEET, TRADITION THAT REFUSES TO EMBRACE CHANGE.
WITHIN THE CRUMBLING WALLS OF A CENTRAL ITALIAN CITY, WHERE CORRUPTION AND IMMORALITY EVEN IN THE 21ST CENTURY CONTINUE TO SUFFOCATE, A MOVING STORY OF GRITTY DETERMINATION IN THE FACE OF APPARENT DEFEAT, ONLY UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE WILL TO FORCE A CHANGE CAN GIVE THEM HOPE.........OR ARE THEY FALLING INTO A TRAP AS SO MANY HAVE DONE BEFORE THEM?

NITO DERLONI TAKES YOU INTO A WORLD THAT HAS EXISTED, HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW FOR CENTURIES....AND THEN TAKES YOU BEYOND....

Tosca and Leo live an easy life in the idyllic setting of the medieval city of Fermo in central Italy, until unforeseen circumstances beyond their control throw them into a dangerous and immoral world of corruption and betrayal.
Set within the crumbling walls of the ancient city of Fermo, unchanged in centuries along with its inhabitants attitudes to life and above all to survival, Leo finds himself unwillingly thrown into a world of which he had hitherto only heard atrocious rumours....
Tosca's family have been bar owners since the end of the 19th century and the object of both desire and envy, as things reach an apparent point of no return could there be an answer to the precarious and dangerous situation in which they find themselves? Will Leo be able to protect his own small family? Or will the walls of Fermo continue to hide the malevolence that is part of its' heritage and has been the scourge of so many of its' inhabitants for so long?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C5PLFHC6
• ISBN13: 9798386758912
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"