The Sicilian Defence: A thriller Where the past and the present collide.

By Graham Watkins

Madison thought she had married the man of her dreams.

Handsome, charming and impossibly sophisticated, Mauro, Conte De Luca, sweeps her into a world of aristocratic glamour and old-world romance. But behind the title, behind the beauty of Sicily and the fading grandeur of the De Luca name, something far darker waits.

The De Lucas were once among the great noble families of Sicily-friends of kings, guardians of wealth and power. Now, their fortune is crumbling, their once-magnificent palazzo decaying around them, and desperation lurks behind every gilded door.

For Mauro, Madison's inheritance offers salvation.

Newly married and far from home, Madison arrives at Palazzo De Luca unaware that she has stepped into a dangerous game of greed, deception and deadly ambition. Isolated in a foreign country where loyalty cannot be trusted and danger hides in every shadow, she finds herself trapped in a web of lies spun by a family with a terrifying past.

As dark secrets begin to surface, Madison discovers that in Sicily, the past never truly dies.

And escape may come too late.

A gripping psychological thriller of betrayal, obsession, family secrets and murder, The Sicilian Defence is a dark, atmospheric suspense novel where love becomes a trap and survival means uncovering the truth before it kills.

Perfect for readers who love psychological thrillers, gothic suspense, dangerous family secrets, and dark European settings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540786854
• ISBN13: 9781540786852
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"