The Unpredictable

The story unfolds between Maghreb, Italy and the Middle East in a contemporary context. The international political balance is controlled by heightened tensions between “traditionally Islamic” countries and “Western” countries. ISIS claims a series of attacks in Algeria, while Iran is trying to drive its development of nuclear weapons forward, against the expectations of the UN and of the rest of the world.
Algiers (Algeria)– The city, once ideal and beloved home to an Italian couple, unpredictably turns into a hostile place they must quickly escape.
Hagelloch (Germany) – Ten-year-old Nicholas Wharz and his father Alexander disappear in mysterious circumstances.
Milan (Italia) – A man’s life is shaken by unforeseen encounters and events, the fate and survival of others will depend on his choices and actions.
Andimeshk (Iran) - A refinery in a barren area in the south of Iran, a significant crossroads for crude oil trade and essential passage to access the Persian Gulf, also conceals a secret that is threatening the lives of innocent people.
Everything is connected, everything is clear at last, he is asked to take action, to recover the necessary information at all costs. This is how Nino finds himself thrown into a world that he’d have believed to be light years away from him and that now becomes his dangerous reality.

About the author:
Tom Avito is the pen name with which the author signs his first novel. Born in Tripoli (Libya) in 1967, he lived through the dramatic expulsion of Italian citizens from Libya under Gaddafi’s authoritarian regime. The author moved to Italy 1970 with his parents and has since lived in Naples, Milan and Rapallo. He currently works for an important oil company, he is married and has two wonderful children. His great passion for action thrillers and espionage pushed him to write his first novel “The unpredictable”.

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