Thriller: A Call Girl's Tale Part One

In this part of a trilogy of stories, readers are introduced to a young girl, a prostitute with a background that haunts her. With Italian father and American mother, our heroine is faced with life changing decisions, brought about by her new association with Emily.

Emily is going to change the approach of the young girl to her trade as a prostitute. Why? Because call girls with a reputation make more money than street prostitutes. What Emily doesn't know is the girl's background. She doesn't know her attitude toward emotions that disturb her and drive her to murder.

Over the course of the past, Celestine learns how to cope with past events and how to separate men's fantasies from any kind of emotional involvement. Will she be found out? Will the detectives seeking out Paul Delaney's killer strike lucky? There are no spoilers here. Readers need to follow the story to find out what happens.

In this episode in the story of Celeste, the scene opens in Tuscany in the villa that Celeste had inherited from a distant relative. Away from the hurt of the past encounter with a client, she is able to unwind and hopes to find some solace among people who accept her as part of their community.

A chance news story hits the Italian newspapers that changes the pattern of events to follow. Clara, her best friend, tells her that Emily is dead and that some of the girls who had gone on from prostitution to decent lives were in danger. Celeste returns to the United States only to find that circumstances have changed. Will she find the person responsible for the news headlines?