The Big City, Usa. . . The A hot and balmy August in 1941. . . The A highly popular and well-respected Irish-American priest--Father Joseph O'Connor is found brutally murdered in front of the high altar in St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church. Jake Blades, Private Investigator has been assigned by the Metro Police Department to help investigate his murder and try to find out the reasons why this priest met his final fate. . . Come, read along, and try to match your sleuth-solving skills with one of the newest hard-boiled detectives from a once bygone era. . .
Mark Edward Thomas Piotrowski was born the youngest son of nine children in Niskayuna, NY on 07 November 1958. During his entire lifetime--he has traveled throughout most of the United States, Hawaii, Western Canada, Iceland, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Southwestern Europe, and Northern Africa. His extensive educational background also consists of several Associates' Degrees in Pre-Law/Criminology, Anthropology, and European History from various Community Colleges as well as obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology at Sonoma State University in 1984. His personal genre and literary passions are for screenplays, theater, fiction novels, short stories, and poetry. He has also written several books that are in print and E-book format through his publisist on www.lulu.com. Mr. Piotrowski currently resides and employed in Williamsburg, Virginia.