In the decades since, I have visited Italy often. America may be where I make my home and where my wife
and children live. But Italy is where I belong, where my
most memorable memories are stored and where the
two people who helped save my life rest in their wellearned peace.
My friend Michelangelo, a giant of the Renaissance.
My Grandma Maria, a woman who both loved me
and showed me how to love.
In my mind and in my heart, they live side by side.
Forever. H
Lorenzo Carcaterra is author of A Safe Place; Sleep-
ers; Apaches; Gangster; Street Boys; Paradise City; and Chasers.
He regularly contributes to National Geographic Traveler Magazine.
He was formerly a writer-producer for Law and Order and managing editor for the CBS series Top Cops. He is currently writing The
Wolf, the first in a projected series which will pit the heads of the international crime syndicates up against terrorists and their biggest
financial backers. The Curse of Monte Cristo, a sequel to Midnight
Angels, will follow The Wolf. Carcaterra is also currently co-writing a
television series with Barry Levinson and a feature film for Olive Productions. In addition, he is currently writing a long piece for Maxim
magazine on the Rome Art Squad.
HYLAND
