Albi dell'Intrepido #1600

In "Uomo non guardare," a general grappling with the aftermath of a mental health treatment retreat becomes consumed by paranoia, convinced he revealed secrets under care—leading him to target the very professor who helped him. Written with a tense, grounded pulse, the story unfolds in quiet dread as past trauma and present suspicion collide.

In "All'ombra di una bandiera," a shipowner makes a dangerous pact to sink his own ship—orchestrating a deliberate demise to collect insurance while shielding a hidden cargo from scrutiny. With no names or faces revealed, the story unfolds in shadowed waters, where loyalty, deception, and the weight of a flag’s promise hang in the balance.

When a womanizing golf instructor finally chooses to change his ways, his world shifts the moment the woman he loves begins a relationship with the man who killed his brother. In this 13-page tale from Albi dell'Intrepido #1600 (1976), the past and present collide in a story where second chances are complicated by secrets and loyalty.

Sorrow returns to the apartment of a woman he met in a bar, drawn by a night of intimacy and the quiet weight of her story. When she’s found dead just hours after he leaves, the past he thought he’d escaped begins to echo in the silence.

In the aftermath of the American Civil War, Oliver returns home to find his family’s estate betrayed by those he once trusted—relatives who seized it in his absence. Despite his anti-slavery upbringing and a love that defied the era’s divisions, his loyalty to the South left him haunted by choices he can’t undo.

In "La quinta corda," a quiet violinist at a modest café finds his life transformed overnight, his talent catapulting him into sudden fame and fortune—though his rise comes with a haunting shadow, as the musicians he replaces meet untimely ends. The story unfolds with a quiet unease, tracing the price of stardom in a world where success feels too perfectly timed.