An Enquiring Mind

By Luigi Pagano

For a long time, Jessica Mazziarello has been intrigued by the derring-do of real and fictional spies, like Mata Hari and James Bond. She decides to follow her tutor's advice to follow a diplomatic career and applies to HMDS to join. Her name is already on MI5's list as a potential recruit. During her research of family history, she discovers that her late paternal grandfather was a Sicilian once suspected of being a member of the mafia and that could jeopardise her application. Other factors, like the pandemic and the lockdown, make her life quite problematic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Luigi Pagano
• Release date: Jan 2, 2024
• ISBN: 9798215577462

Luigi Pagano

Luigi PaganoBorn in Italy, moved to England in 1961.Having dabbled in writing in his native country, he decided to resume this activity, as a hobby, in his retirement.He has published five collections of poems:‘Idle Thoughts’; ‘Reflections’; 'Cherry Ripe''; 'Poetry on Tap' and 'Cherry on Top' plus 'Guns and Dolls' – a short book containing three short stories – and three novelettes 'Jessica World'., 'An Enquiring Mind' and 'A Life's Journey'Digital versions of these can be found at Smashwords. and other distributors like Kobo and Barnes and Noble.He was a member of Writers Group and indie publishers I*D Books based in Shotton, Flintshire until they ceased activity.His work has been featured in various magazines and anthologies. A regular contributor to the websites ABCtales.com, Poetry24, and UKAuthors.co.uk, he was ‘Writer of the Month’ on the latter in December 2005.

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