Publisher's Synopsis
In an era, which should be after the fall of Napoleon, a Captain, veteran of the wars for the emperor, ends up in events that will put him in trouble.He will be involved in the family affairs of nobles of ancient origin, the Sicas: they were fierce and shrewd people even after death.The ghosts, who are perhaps only in the Captain's mind, push him to reconstitute the extinct lineage, owner of the castle, renovated and inhabited by the imperial officer on leave. The past, with its torments and crimes, will re-emerge to impose its infernal will on the nature of a sensible man, who was looking only for tranquility, after an existence spent on war and military glory.Captain Massimiliano Fab believes in value, courage, action and merit: he hates lies, intrigues, but ends up the victim and will be swallowed up by Sicas, which he should hate because noble.There is also the love story with Carla, who will prove different in the end, changing her attitude: perhaps she will commit a murder for "honor", which for Sicas means proud belonging to their blood and warrior lineage.The novel is proposed as a memorial to the Captain, presented by a historian, an expert in heraldry, and is finally concluded by a police officer.
