WILDEWOOD

Some debts are paid in money. Others are paid in blood.

Sicily, 1943.

War has left its mark on the island, but for Luca and those closest to him, survival has always depended on more than keeping clear of soldiers and bombs. In a world where family is protection, loyalty is currency, and a man’s name can carry consequences long after he is gone, every favour creates an obligation.

And every obligation must eventually be answered.

As old loyalties tighten and new dangers emerge, Luca is drawn deeper into a world governed by men who understand that power rarely needs to announce itself. A promise can bind more securely than a contract. A kindness can become a debt. And the people you would sacrifice everything to protect can also become the reason you have everything to lose.

WHAT WE OWE is a sweeping historical crime novel about family, brotherhood, loyalty and the quiet machinery of organised power—a story of ordinary people living in the shadow of the Mafia, and of the choices that turn survival into obligation.

Because in Sicily, nothing is ever given for free.

And sooner or later, everyone discovers what they owe.