Loyalty

The gripping, action-packed epic of love and justice, Loyalty, written by #1 bestselling novelist Lisa Scottoline, is set against the backdrop of Sicily's Mafia ascendancy.

A soul can be saved or destroyed by loyalty.A charming lemon grower named Franco Fiorvanti works as a servant on a baron's estate. His desire of having his own grove is dashed by Sicily's inflexible class structure. Franco is adamant about securing a brighter future and will stop at nothing to show the baron how dedicated he is. However, the choice Franco makes to abduct a small child named Dante at the baron's request would alter not only his own life but also Sicily's history in the long run.Young and idealistic, Gaetano Catalano considers his commitment to justice to be a calling. He is a member of the Beati Paoli, a real-life aristocratic secret club that looks into crimes in the corrupt city of Palermo. Gaetano sets out to locate the boy and exact revenge on the abductor, but he finds himself in a more sinister place than he could have ever imagined.When tragedy strikes, Mafalda Pancari is a newlywed who is celebrating the birth of her daughter, Lucia. And Alfredo D'Antonio is a hermit who lives in seclusion, always afraid that someone will find out he is a Jew. As the plot twists and turns to its epic conclusion, Loyalty becomes an epic narrative of good vs evil as the lives of these fascinating characters converge.The book will take readers to Sicily, the gem of the Mediterranean, an island known for its dramatic and rugged beauty, mouthwatering food, and a violent past marked by corruption and colonization. With Loyalty, Scottoline combines her decades-long experience writing thrillers with historical fiction to create a one-of-a-kind book that will be impossible for readers to put down.