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Shadows over Acerra (Large Print Edition)
Paperback
Publisher Price: $20.99
Publisher: Luminari Books
Published: Jan 28 2026
Pages: 292
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Shadows Over Acerra
A Mother's Secret and a Son's Reckoning
In the shadowed streets of post-war Acerra, silence is survival, and power belongs to those who rule through fear.
When Teresa Russo becomes the victim of a brutal crime committed by the son of a feared Camorra boss, justice is promised but never delivered. Shattered and marked by shame, Teresa is forced to flee Italy for England, carrying with her a secret that will shape the fate of two generations.
Years later, her son Marco grows up unaware of the truth that defines his existence. When he finally learns who his father is, and what that man did to his mother, the revelation ignites a quiet, relentless resolve. Trained as a soldier and hardened by discipline, Marco returns to Italy not for answers, but for reckoning.
As the ghosts of Acerra rise and the past demands payment, vengeance unfolds one shadow at a time. What begins as justice soon blurs into obsession, forcing Marco to confront not only the sins of his father, but the cost of becoming the very thing he hunts.
Dark, atmospheric, and deeply human, Shadows Over Acerra is a gripping crime saga of inherited violence, buried truths, and the devastating legacy of power, where mercy is rare and the past never stays buried.
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