Operation San Gennaro

1984.Two great European cities in their own right, but in attitude to life a world apart. They collide, they plot, they barter, they lie and break blood oaths. Like two fifteenth century feuding empires, Barcelona and Naples go to war over the transfer of the greatest footballer in the world. Diego Armando Maradona. Neapolitans christened it Operation San Gennaro after their beloved Patron Saint. A heady tale laced with high level corruption and the Camorra. A clash of cultures, the Catalans and the Neapolitans. A short novel, number four in the 12-500 series.