Richard C. Pizey Ordre des livres

New York. New Year. New beginnings.The course of true love never runs smoothly. Or does it?Freelance journalist, Alex Prentiss, has had his fair share of trials and tribulations, but his determination to find true happiness seemingly has no bounds.A collection of paintings is an intriguing annoyance that impinges on Alex’s love life - as does snow, ice, alcohol, seasonal celebrations and an enigmatic für Elise - as he searches high and low for the elusive answers to life’s vexations.What does it all mean? And why?While his other half recovers from a serious accident, Alex follows his nose, knocks on doors, pokes about in New York, London, Prague and Munich, and encounters a few unexpected revelations. Digging deep and dirty, Revelations is cosmopolitan, confrontational, contemporary and precise.Revelations, the sequel to Ripples, is the third novel from Richard C Pizey, author of Echoes of Andalucía.

Echoes of Andalucia (237 pages): Jose is seventy-nine years old and there isn't much he doesn't know. He is short and stout, has strong beliefs and is regarded by many as the fount of all wisdom. Maria is Jose's wife. She is short and stout, faithfully supports her husband in everything, and is blissfully happy when surrounded by her immediate family. Echoes of Andalucia is set in the week following 9/11 - a time of world crisis, a time when the future is held in suspense. The story, detailing twenty-four hours in the life of Jose and his family, subtly encompasses seventy years, as Jose - dipping in and out of habitual frequent siestas - comes to terms with episodes from his colourful past and grapples with the aftermath of the attack on America. Bloody and brutal, beautiful and tragic, Echoes of Andalucia dances with the fiery sensuality of this haunting country and reveals the hidden way-of-life still to be found in the mountains of southern Spain.

The premise of this novel is that artworks looted by the Nazis have been disguised as works by lesser artists and shipped off across the world for safekeeping. Set in the 1980s, this mystery-cum-modern-day romance is laced with humour, sex, art history and Nazi cover-ups.