Finding Maggie

by Charlie Carillo

Maggie O’Connor is a beautiful young Irish immigrant who's come to Brooklyn with a wild scheme to get her visa and the life she's always dreamed of in America. She falls for Lenny Azzaretto, a young Italian wise guy who flips over her, but their passionate affair ends abruptly when a disastrous deed blows them apart. It takes another disaster, the all-time wedding fiasco, to bring them back together in the craziest way....twenty years later. And the jaw-droppers are just beginning.

388 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 7, 2022

About the author

Charlie Carillo was a reporter, rewrite man and columnist at the New York Post for 15 years before switching to a career as a producer for the TV shows "American Journal" and "Inside Edition." He's a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and divides his time between London and New York. Visit Charlie at charliecarillo.com

Reviews

[Michael Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, along with Shephard Avenue and Return to Shepard Avenue, is a quirky gem. Carillo captures nuggets of family cohesiveness while the foundation is battered by life's events.
There is a sweetness of dialogue the transcends the gruff vernacular. Characters share a positive viewpoint throughout their cynically humorous conversations. The reader can't help but chuckle through the tumultuous storyline.

[William Hoffmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Charlie Carillo has been one of my favorite contemporary authors for many years. And each time I read one his books (My Ride With Gus, One Hit Wonder, etc.), I say, well that’s it — he’s written his masterpiece. Which is why I was absolutely floored by his latest page-turner “Finding Maggie.’’ Charlie is a master at writing about love, tarnished romance and salvation — and like Woody Allen, he beautifully blends it into the sidewalks, tenement apartments and pizza parlors of New York City. In “Maggie,’’ a feisty Irish girl appears before a lovestruck young Italian kid, and just as quickly vanishes. The who, what, where, when, how and why drive Charlie’s steam engine-speeded plot until the very last page. I’ve said of his other books, “you can’t put it down.’’ But this one you really CAN’T put down. Of all of Charlie’s novels, this is his most cinematic — I have no doubt that Netflix or HBO Max will grab it. But enough of the gushing — pick up “Finding Maggie’’ and be wowed by a master writer at the height of his storytelling powers

[Sunshine Moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as his previous books

Charlie Carillo is my favorite author, however this one was pretty bad considering his other works. Felt as if he was fulfilling a contractual obligation. If this was the first book I've ever read of his, I would not read another.

[Becky Turnmire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this one!!!

It's always a pleasure to read any book by Mr. Carillo! He speaks to my Italian heritage, draws you warmly into the family and makes you want to stay.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

so good