Colloquium: A Neil Baggio Suspense

by Charles D'Amico

2021 PenCraft Award Winner!"The Neil Baggio series gets even better with Colloquium! This book will keep you engaged from front to back and will not let you put it down. What will Neil do next??" - Shannon Adams, ★★★★★

"Another stellar installment!" - Brett, ★★★★★

An inmate in Milan sends Neil Baggio on the case of a lifetime to find a missing girl.

Neil Baggio sits down for a conversation with Frank Cappelano, an FCI Milan inmate and Neil's former boss and adversary who's been put away for multiple murders.

But as always, Cappelano's insights are invaluable. Neil discovers a dubious connection between a missing girl—an activist who was protesting Gaines Chemical—and the head of Gaines himself.

All signs indicate a cover-up, but which part? There are so many skeletons in the closet of this powerful chemical company. Once a staple in the community, built by the CEO’s parents, he has turned his family company into an enterprise.

Leaning on unlikely support, Neil will work with convicted felons, inmates, and dirty guards to survive this case. But will he survive it, will he uncover all that lies below?

Colloquium—an international detective thriller—is book 3 of 4 in the Neil Baggio series.

291 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2020

About the author

Charles D’Amico is a husband, father, writer, and business owner. Having grown up in the Metro Detroit Area, he acknowledges much of his success to his upbringing and schooling at St. Mary’s Prep in Orchard Lake. He later graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor’s degree, where he studied Criminology and Psychology. Charles is currently writing more novels with his editor as well as working on publishing other great authors through his company Blue Handle Publishing, LLC. He currently resides in Amarillo, TX.

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Reviews

[Joanna Olson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Neil Baggio is back for another insane investigation. Erin, a young woman goes missing and a prominent, wealthy man, Mr. Gaines, is suspected of having something to do with it. As Neil investigates he finds out that things may not be what they seem, and there is more to this story than just a disappearance. During this investigation we also see Frank Cappelano, the Veritas killer which I was super thrilled about. I missed Frank in the last book, Ave Maria so I'm glad he's back, as weird as that sounds. Neil meets with Frank to pick his brain about why he became the crazy killer he turned out to be. I loved finding out more about his killings and what led him to do the horrific things he did. He was weaved so seamlessly into the current investigation of Gaines too. Every interaction had a purpose and I was totally a fan of the way the story progressed. We also get more insight about Neil's personal life with Sheila, "the girls," and Maria and I'm happy with the way his life is turning out! The book could benefit from going through one more round of editing, but for me it doesn't take away from the story. Overall, the story is really solid and I've been loving this series!

[Come_read_with_me_ · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

I loved the suspense of this book. It was gripping from the very start and I got to revisit a few old characters. I was very surprised to see chapters dedicated to the serial killer Cappelano. It was a great insight into his thoughts and his world. Neil is back solving crimes in his crazy way. I loved it and I can't wait read the next one.

[Nora Delzelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting twists and turns!

This story is a high testosterone action packed thrill ride from start to finish. The main characters seem like opposite sides of the same coin. Definitely a page turner.