Makeshift Justice

It’s a thriller, a mystery, an expedition into the depths of the heart and soul. Where does evil come from? How does a respected and educated person make the dark journey to being a psychopathic killer and rapist, all while believing himself to be a devoted follower of God, a man obsessed with finding justice, with bettering society by punishing those he finds guilty of harming him?
Pursuing him is an aging detective, Mario LaCone a hardworking, dedicated person who uses his work to hide from his own life’s failings, both real and imagined. Tormented at times by dreams left over from his time in Vietnam, and by the long past murder of his young wife, the abduction and molesting of his grand daughter makes this case personal. Very personal.
Step into the world of Mario LaCone: tough, gritty, sometimes bitter and obscure. But take heart! There’s even a love story in this book. And more justice than the guilty can stand!
Makeshift Justice is the first of a series of crime/ detective/thriller novels featuring Detective Mario LaCone, an ex-New York cop, transplanted to the fictional Midwest rustbelt town of Mayhaven, Ohio.
Future books, among them Misdirected Justice, Twisted Justice, Insufficient Justice and Ugly Justice will be forth coming in the next several years. All involve serial killers, deviants, and desperate humans, driven over the edge by life’s happenstance. Get acquainted with some crazy people!