D A Nicodemo

The Gariboldi Affair (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Pirlo, who, other than working at the local pharmacy, served as altar boy, carriedthe ponderous crucifix at the head of the funeral procession.Father Giacomo followed behind.A second altar boy, equally in black cassock and white surplice, walkedbeside the priest, to his right, carrying the aspergillum used to sprinkle holy water.They moved slowly, reverentially, as if in deep prayer, the priest mumbling someinaudible words.Among the throng of mourners, moving with muted demeanor and wearing a simple browntunic knotted at the waist with rough-hewn cord, was a nun; eyes castearthward, face girdled in the freshly laundered cloth of a white wimple, andhead covered with black veil. Her unassuming deportment belied her obviousbeauty and noble bearing.She was tall, and dark-skinned, but with undertones of a coppery brown; irradiantwhen, on occasion, she would lift her head - long, thin, and oval - towards themorning sun. Her eyes, almond-shaped and dark, were keen, intelligent, andbetrayed a strength of character which is typically built upon incessant trials- adversity, hardship, suffering, the overcoming of terrible events.

Colonel Emilio Gariboldi is a veteran of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. An idealist as a young man, he had hoped toemulate his hero Italo Balbo and hence joined the Italian air force.A fatal encounter with an enemy intruder while encamped with his unit on the heights of an elevated plateau near the northernEthiopian town of Axum changes his life forever.The discovery of the body of a young black woman prisoner found in bed next to him cements his embroilment with a criminalorganization involved in human trafficking.Almost two decades later, another young black girl is found dead at the foot of the Terzano Tower in Campobasso.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: D A N BOOKS
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781997670025
• Artikelnr.: 75657517

Autorenporträt

I was born in Montorio nei Frentani, province of Campobasso, in the Molise region of Italy. My father, Costanzo Nicodemo, emigrated to Canada and worked in Montreal, Quebec. The rest of the family followed later. My parents then built their home in the northeast of Montreal where I spent most of my early years.I graduated from Loyola College and went on to obtain my MSC at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. A paper was published from that work in the Journal of Polymer Science Part A-2: Polymer Physics. Afterwards, I traveled through Europe and Egypt. Once back in Montreal, I started a music retail business and later went on to music production. One international hit came out of that endeavor: 'Living on Video' by the Montreal group Trans-X. I am now retired and living in Nova Scotia with my friend Louise, dogs Daisy & Boo, & cat Cora.