The Etruscan Quest: A Tale of Love and Mysteries in Ancient Tuscany

“You can always find what you are looking for, if you know where to search." - Giuseppe Cartafilo, Antiquarian.THE ETRUSCAN QUESTWhile the world is preparing to start a major world war, in the 1930s, an American amateur archaeologist, " Professor" Heppler, receives a mysterious manuscript as a gift from his friend, HP Lovecraft, the author of many horror stories. Heppler believes that the manuscript might be the fabled “Necronomicon,” the cursed book said to drive mad all those who read it Following his "sensations of him" Heppler embarks on a quest that leads him to Tuscany, the land of the ancient Etruscans, whose lore is the origin of the mysterious manuscript. Heppler finds himself rediscovering an ancient love story, quarreling with Italian Fascists, and falling in love with a beautiful Tuscan woman. Ghosts, fabled monsters, ancient treasures, and the famed Etruscan seers, the “Haruspices,” are the themes of this novel.