He was a physician who just didn’t care about people; his concern was all about the money to finance his needs. Adjusting his Rolex, he could see it was time to get to the hospital and make his rounds.
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Crescent City Detective Book Two CLICK HERE
Mario DeLuca, a respected New Orleans detective for over twenty years, has put many criminals behind bars and there is not a one that wouldn’t want to see him dead. Felipe Cruz, in court promised he would get even with Mario—one day. He still controls the streets of New Orleans from a prison cell and makes good on his promise. Felipe orders an attack on Kate Fontenot, Mario’s fiancé and has her fighting for her life in a hospital. No better way to get revenge in Felipe’s world than to go after a loved one—and let Mario watch her suffer from the sidelines.
In the second book of the True Blue Detective series author Vito Zuppardo takes you back to Riverside Inn where fate catches up with Dr. Walter Ross. The mysterious death of another Riverside resident is the demise of the doctor’s black market organ enterprise.
Once again Zack Nelson a retired New Orleans detective and resident of Riverside teams up with Mario and Howard their mysterious friend and limousine driver. Together they go after Felipe Cruz and the Cornerview Gang after a second botched kidnapping attempt on Kate Fontenot.
Mario fed up playing by the rules and having high profile lawyers get criminals out of jail faster then he can arrest them, takes the law into his own hands. Mario takes an untraditional route to fight crime with the help of Howard and Zack.
Together they take down Felipe and his crew in a showdown Felipe never saw coming.
Crescent City Detective takes you on a wild ride through the streets of New Orleans filled with excitement, romance, and misfortune.
Vieux Carré Detective Book Three CLICK HERE
Take a trip through New Orleans like you’ve never seen it before.
Join Mario DeLuca, a homicide detective with the Vieux Carré Eighth Police District, as he tries to protect one of the True Blue officers. Olivia Johansson, a forensics expert with the New Orleans Police Department is drugged, run off the road, and nearly killed, for no apparent reason. DeLuca is joined on this case by Howard Blitz, an undercover cop connected to the local mafia.
Mario and Howard don’t always follow the rules, but they have a way of finding the bad guys and taking care of business, one way or another. They discover that an eight-year-old robbery has ties to the current drama that’s playing out. A woman was convicted and jailed for the past robbery, but new evidence surfaces that causes the two detectives to take a closer look.While dead bodies pile up, seemingly unrelated, the detectives are able to have good drinks at local bars, great food at hometown restaurants, along with hospital visits, jail visits, and interrogations of various criminals. Showing their true colors and the reasons they know how to solve crimes; these men will touch readers’ hearts with their compassion and determination
This fast-paced story has it all—intrigue, romance, humor, rivalries, crime fighters, mystery, international travel and banking—along with a tour through a historically rich and unique city.
You’ll have a front-row seat as the detectives follow leads to try to unravel who tried to murder Olivia and why. Visit the French Quarter, the Garden District, the Central Business District, the Warehouse District, and even board a mafia yacht for a cruise on Lake Pontchartrain.
In this third book in the True Blue Detective series, follow author Vito Zuppardo, a former resident and New Orleans expert, to see parts of the city that will come alive. It’s a spectacular way to visit the Crescent City from the comfort of your reading chair.
Street Justice Book Four CLICK HERE
Detective Mario DeLuca continues his police work in New Orleans in this fourth book in the True Blue Detective series. In charge of the Homicide Division in the Eighth District, he sees more than his share of murders, robberies, and crime.
When his life is threatened by the cartel, unless he returns $12 million, he asks Howard Blitz, a friend and undercover cop with a shady background, to help him. First, a neighbor is killed, and then his second in command is killed. Mario and Howard are targeted to be the next murders.
These cops don’t always follow all the rules. They’ve learned that sometimes “street justice” is a better way to handle crime and the people who are responsible for their evil deeds.
Mario reveals himself as a smart, canny, and thoughtful police officer. His years of experience and training help him consider options to solve the mysteries surrounding the crimes he’s confronted with. But Mario is also filled with a big heart and kind thoughtfulness, helping some of the criminals he confronts and wondering when he might marry and have a family.
He also cares for the victims of crimes, including his coworker, Olivia, and his old friend, Zack Nelson, who are both victims of a cybercrime, when money is stolen from their online bank accounts. Helping to return the money and also seeing that the computer hacker gets some street justice is a rewarding part of his job.
Street Justice is a story filled with action, drama, mystery, relationships, and crime. It’s also a front-row seat to see New Orleans from a cop’s perspective: cruising the streets, dealing with injustice, while also visiting local restaurants, parks, and homes to interact with the interesting people in this unique, historic city.
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The legend of Voodoo Lucy begins when twenty-eight-year-old Lucinda Jones leaves Tupelo, Mississippi, and her alcoholic, abusive, father behind to start a new life in New Orleans. In the city where jazz bands play until the first light of dawn and no one ever seems to sleep, Lucy falls
