The Appointment

  Now in Print – The Appointment: A Mauro Bruno Detective Series Thriller   When I come up with a title, it’s usually descriptive of what the reader is about to encounter. The Appointment is no exception—but in more ways than you might expect. This isn’t a story about an appointment someone keeps or misses. That would be far too simple for one of my novels.   The title carries several meanings, and they run deeper than the surface suggests. Most literally, characters throughout the book keep appointments they never chose—a recurring irony that runs the length of the story. On … Continue reading The Appointment

Capturing the Realism – Photographers Giuseppe Torretta and Giuseppe D’Amico

Before writing any manuscript, I do a tremendous amount of research to make the experience for the reader as authentic as possible, going to each locale mentioned (with the obvious exception of North Korea, Iran, etc.). An essential part of … Continue reading Capturing the Realism – Photographers Giuseppe Torretta and Giuseppe D’Amico