Manlio Castagna

The Mercury Mysteries. Caravaggio: Love Wins All – vol. 3

Adventure

Arts

Mystery

A journey of discovery through the mysterious final hours of the maestro of light and shade.

For Nina, Caravaggio is the greatest painter of all. She can hardly believe her eyes when she, Lori, and Jamal discover him, the Master, under an overturned boat on the beach at Feniglia. But the artist is feverish and battered, murmuring disconnected words. What happened to him? What secret is hidden in the precious cargo he was traveling with? Once again, Mercury’s riddles will guide the three friends in their exciting adventure through 17th-century Maremma.

The three protagonists will travel back in time to meet the greatest painters and sculptors of all time, and will have to solve dark mysteries before they can return home.
Intrigue, hidden dangers and plot twists and, of course, a little bit of humour.

Publisher: Emons

Target: 10+

Year: 2021

Author

Manlio Castagna

Screenwriter, director, author and film critic, he spent over 20 years as part of the artistic direction of the Giffoni Film Festival.
He made his debut in children's fiction in 2018 with the bestselling Petrademone trilogy (Mondadori), translated into several languages. Since then, he has explored a wide range of genres: from the historical fantasy of La notte delle malombre and Di fuoco e seta (both longlisted for the Strega Ragazzi Award and finalists in various literary prizes), to the horror of Goodwill and Nessuno verrà a prenderti, to nonfiction with the cinema guide 116 Movies to See Before You’re 16, and the genre-bending novel Dedalo & Dharma, all the way to social noir with Barriera (all published by the Mondadori Group).
The Reincarnation of the Klun Sisters and Try Not to Sleep are his adult fiction titles.
In 2022, he made his directorial and screenwriting debut in cinema with Il viaggio degli eroi, produced by Rai Cinema and awarded with record-breaking viewership on Rai1.