I Siciliani

(The Sicilians) by Lou Quattro

The idea for I SICILIANI came during Lou’s time in Tuscany where, working in land development, he gained the opportunity to know many Sicilians, and came to understand their background, passions and what motivates them.
This work of fiction looks at Sicilian history, the founding of La Cosa Nostra, and the values that shape it. It explores how the tentacles of the Sicilian way reach north into Tuscan life. The book teems with the themes of intrigue, conspiracy, murder, religion, politics and sex.
The arrest of a sitting mayor in Tuscany and the subsequent illegal investigation of the local maresciallo, as well as the involvement of a Cosa Nostra family, bring into play the battle Italy has had with corruption and the lengths its people will go to for power.

Lou Quattro

Born in Italy and raised in Canada Lou Quattro divides his time between the countries. He brings a unique insight into Italian culture and North American audiences, the latter gained through his many years leading one of Canada’s largest, most successful advertising agencies.
In 2002 he moved to Tuscany to reconnect with his roots.
After a career spent on the financial side of a creative business he recently fulfilled a long-held desire to write. Tuscany provided him the time and place to realize this. As important, it allowed him a first-hand glimpse into the world Quattro explores in this book.
Quattro is working on his second novel: an insider’s recounting of today’s advertising agency business. He is delving into a world of greed and fraud – a sort of modern-day Mad Men meets
Occupy Wall Street.