The Italian Connection is a novel that I wrote based on my first book, The Riviera Conspiracy. After its release, a Hollywood screenwriter, Vicki Howie, wrote a screenplay treatment based on this book. Her plot points were brilliant, and I used many of them in writing The Italian Connection, which therefore dramatically changed the story. For those of you who have read The Riviera Conspiracy, you will notice many similarities between the two books, although I have rewritten every word.

Christina, the heroine, is just as fun and feisty as the first time around, but I’ve added a few significant changes to her character. I hope you enjoy this reincarnation as much as I enjoyed writing it.