The Key to Revival?
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Prologue
1932
The House of the Collins
10.55pm
Edgar Collins, a man endowed with uncanny prescience stood in the basement with apparitions vividly racing through his mind. Although he was glad to visualize the cruel scene before it unravels, he grew furious that he could not be present to change its course in the future. He lay at his space, tearing up documents upon documents, writing messages for the only descendant of the future villa owner in order to help solve his very first premonition.
Edgar raced up the flight of steps and opened the grand entrance of his wealthy parent’s villa. A great commotion got his ear drums banging. The lights were dim and more than seventy guests, both friends and relatives, moved their way to the snazzy sounds of Jazz as the Collins celebrated ten years of the villa’s completion.
Desperate to act upon his first premonition, Edgar meandered his way through the hurdle, pushing away obstacles as he ran behind the band and sped up the grand stairwell.
After he was ready to set foot in the harsh weather outside, he rushed down the stairwell once more and made his way through the hall while gasping for air.
His mother, Agatha, spotted him from the corner of her eyes. She rushed towards the boy. Nothing seemed ordinary by the look on his face. “Is everything alright, dear?” she asked, brushing past a couple of people until she finally caught up with him.
“Justice has been deceived. The innocent is suffering. He has been kidnapped and lured into darkness until the evil claim what they thrive upon.” Edgar wasted no time. He wore his fedora, buttoned his trench coat, unlocked the door and walked onto the porch and into the eerie, chilly darkness.
“Where are you off to?” his mother bellowed as she gripped the door and faced her son in search of an answer.
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At the young age of seventeen, Peter Castellano is forced to confront an unbearable reality since the only companion he could confide in, his father Ivan, has been killed in strange circumstances.
In search of a new beginning, Peter, together with his mother Damaris, move to a remote villa, a villa previously owned by the son of the Collins, Edgar, a mysterious man with prophetic abilities. Every house has its story, but what lies hidden in this house is a mystery that pleads to be unravelled.
As sudden curiosity to explore the dwelling grows, Peter, together with the girl he had always wished for, Stephanie, are lured beneath the villa where they make a remarkable discovery - a map of immense value.
As the rush to get to the end of the trail heightens, they are led into a seemingly never-ending sequel of exploration, mystery and suspense when unexpectedly, they understand that the true motive behind the map’s existence is its use as a guide and a tool to change the course of Edgar’s premonition – a presentiment that sheds light on the mystery underlying Ivan’s murder. But is it too late?
While jealousy, rage and revenge prevent the couple from putting an end to the mystery behind the building of events, are they really prepared to face the truth that they unravel? And what really lies at the end of it all?
About the Author
Steven James Camilleri was born on August 12th, 1987 in the heart of New York City. At the tender age of six and a half, Steven, along with his parents and only brother, moved to Gozo, a picturesque island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
The hectic life of the city he had grown accustomed to, compared to the tranquillity of the island, had a big impact on Steven’s life. However, Steven had no difficulty in adapting to the cultural difference. In fact, he soon started speaking the Maltese language.
At secondary level, he learned a third language. However, most importantly for Steven, he chose art, a subject that offered scope for his imagination. At tertiary level, he studied two disparate subjects - geography and sociology. The reason behind this selection was to acquire a broader perspective of the world we live in - both from the perspective of man and that of nature. After successfully completing Sixth Form, he moved to the main island of Malta. There, he studied for three years at the University of Malta and graduated with a Degree in B.A. (Hons) in geography. Still determined to further his academic career, Steven once again graduated from the same college the following year and obtained a teacher’s warrant after specialising in his main study area.
After college, he strove to express his creativity, and in writing, he found a way of expressing his literacy skills and a means of giving a concrete form to his artistic vision.