Synopsis:
Nina Monte, a well-respected professor at the University of Padua, answers an unexpected summons to a secret meeting with three European officials. They want to hire her to verify the authenticity of an ancient artefact hidden on a forgotten galley that sank in the fifteenth century, and to this day lies buried at the bottom of Lake Garda in Italy.
She accepts the invitation to join an eccentric art collector and to examine the artefact. But before long, the Italian professor is cornered in an insidious intrigue. Her inner and outer worlds clash.
Joined by a lake-town hotelier, Alessandro Pini, Monte begins to unravel the truth surrounding the discovery. She knows the stakes are high.
Forced to abandon their ordinary lives, and dragged into a deadly race to outwit a smart, but wicked, villain, Nina and Alessandro must do everything they can to ensure freedom for all humankind.
Excerpt:
A sudden draught of air enveloped Alessandro’s sweaty torso, causing goose bumps to prickle his skin. An irresistible urge to sneeze came over him. He squeezed his nostrils with his thumb and index finger. The pressure bounced back to his head, and for a moment blocked his ears. He leaned his back against the wall and took a breath in and out. It would have been a ridiculous way of being discovered.
He cleared his throat, making enough noise to give up his presence. ‘Hello!’
A split second later, a bullet smashed into the wall right next to his left ear.
About the Author:
Tomasz Chrusciel had written his first short story when he was sixteen. Although the idea of being a writer had been put off for the next twenty years, he had never forgotten about his dreams. Having left his corporate work, he writes full-time now.
He loves to travel, and when he’s back from another journey, the next captivating story evolves in his mind. He strongly believes that the most rewarding feeling and the purpose of his writing is to let others experience those vibrant, wonderful countries he’s been too, and to introduce readers to new engaging characters born from his imagination and all those alluring locations. Then he makes that story real – it becomes a reader’s story.
Fast Track To Glory is his second full-length action & adventure novel.
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