Books in the Warren Steelgrave series

Gary Smith, Photographer, and author of The Willing, uses his unique perspective and well-honed instincts to take us on a journey replete with vivid descriptions of the beauty and culture of Northern Italy."Real life" fictional character Warren Steelgrave has settled into his author's persona amongst new-found relatives and friends in a small village in Northern Italy. After three years, his possible soulmate and object of romantic memories, Cindy O'Brian comes back into his life. New adventures unfold involving the son of an old friend and the intrigue of the FBI, a crime family, and a long-lost secret for Nicola Tesla's "death ray"Warren is again "willing" to put his life on the line, but can Cindy accept the realization that the man she loves will always "live a life separate" even if they are together? While they are back in the United States, with trouble in tow, his eldest daughter adds insight when she tells Cindy "welcome to Warren's world."Perhaps the safest place to enjoy the unfolding of events is from a safe distance as the reader of Mr. Smith's newest novel. Ken Meirovitz

Mauro, son of an Italian crime family, goes missing with developed protocols that threaten the internet.Warren Steelgrave is thrust into a terrorist plot that threatens America and the life of the woman he still loves. He must broker a deal between the local Mafia boss and the FBI to foil the insidious plan of an extremist terrorist cell that has taken Mauro. Warren is at first perceived by the terrorists as a mere "pebble" in their path of Jihad. Soon they realize that he too is "willing" to sacrifice everything to stop them.Along the way, Warren must deal with his elusive lover, Cindy. Is he willing to give up part of who is to be with the one he cares deeply for, or be content to "love the one he is with"? Share the journey of a man of principle who is again tested by a world so fragile that a small group of people can turn it upside down and threaten what we hold dear.This is the latest novel in a series by author, photographer, Gary Smith who now resides part-time in Italy.

In book five of the Warren Steelgrave series, Warren Steelgrave has settled into a comfortable life in a small village in Northern Italy. Suddenly all that changes. Having just left a dear friend, she is murdered, and he has become the prime suspect.Warren Steelgrave cared deeply for her and swears to avenge her death and clear his name. Warren untangles a web of deceit, at first benign, then grown malignant by greed and evil. Professional criminals have become involved with international spies and mafia accomplices. Steelgrave's sworn vengeance and "willingness" to find justice have put him and his loved ones in grave danger.Travel down the dark alleyways of intrigue through Italy and the United States. Warren is warned; vengeance can be deadly. Will, there be justice and light at the end of this literary journey, or will the last chapter be Warren's obituary?