Lost gold, conspiracy and murder, myths and legends in post war Italy.
Remegia, first in a trilogy "Oblique Times"
In the years immediately after the second world war Italy was in turmoil and on the edge of civil war, bloody violence was often a way of life.
Peter Sorel, “the American”, escapes from his own problems to the isolated Remegian Mountains in a search for lost Vatican gold with friends from his time with the partisans.
He scandalises the gossips of the mountain community by openly living with a mysterious outsider but is accepted for his friendly charm, rare mechanical skills and his love of the local myths and legends.
As the search for the missing gold continues over several years a series of murders occur. It becomes apparent that all is not as it seems and the adventure may not end as expected.