Blood form a Shadow spills from New York to Ireland, Rome and Istanbul.
"He aims at a diverse readership. One that demands a page-turning violent saga, and another that savors a more polished gloss. A cinematic flair in the settings and set-ups that gain vivid depiction shows Cappa's skill. It eases the labyrinthine, disruptive, often dialogue-driven and quicksilver-unpredictable story structure. Red herrings abound, and false leads. The Turkish sections become markedly intricate, so the busy plot demands patience amidst the threats and mayhem, as in the midst of rapid movements and conversations with which I sought to keep up. Similarly, its New York scenes turn as energetically as a quickly edited sequence from a film such as "The Bourne Identity." JOHN L MURPHY - AMAZON TOP 500 REVIEWER
"It's a tribute to the author's abilities that his book can demolish both its hero's illusions and its readers' expectations (psychological, national or parental) without ever seeming contrived, manipulative or politically correct. The story also displays a commendable ruthlessness: unlike many thrillers, this one treats the death of innocents as considerably more than a plot motor, and we are never allowed to forget that being injured hurts (Con is tough, but he never degenerates into a superhero) and that redemption comes at a price. The style is plain, and sometimes plain slangy ("thru" for "through", indeed!), but keeps lurching lyrically off at unexpected moments, and the plot and characters incorporate various Easter eggs from Irish history and myth: all very fitting in a first-person account by this deceptively simple character." PHILLIP CHALLINOR - AUTHOR of 'PROVIDENCE FELL' and 'INNER DARK'.
"Blood From A Shadow is an interesting book that attempts an new approach to the conspiracy action thriller, but even read on this surface level alone, it's written in a way that delivers thrills without insulting your intelligence. Cappa however hints that there is a parallel reading to be found here with the book of Irish legends featuring the mythical hero Cú Chulainn, known as the Táin. Those references aren't obvious or belabored however, the novel drawing from them rather in order to examine wider questions on the need for heroes and on the attributes of bonds of loyalty to friends, to a cause or to an ideal that goes beyond consideration of duty or political gain. But it also questions whether that is even possible and whether there isn't an overriding genealogical imperative of blood at work that drives these unknowable actions. Whether it's through this literary subtext or whether it's through the strengths in the writing itself, Blood From A Shadow does have an indefinable quality and true originality, finding a way to delve into a particularly Irish sensibility that has deep historical and mythological roots in its connection with the United States, and it places an unusual spin on a conventional genre that at times gives it an almost otherworldly quality." KERIS NINE - AMAZON TOP 500 REVIEWER
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"He aims at a diverse readership. One that demands a page-turning violent saga, and another that savors a more polished gloss.
A cinematic flair in the settings and set-ups that gain vivid depiction shows Cappa's skill. It eases the labyrinthine, disruptive, often dialogue-driven and quicksilver-unpredictable story structure. Red herrings abound, and false leads.
The Turkish sections become markedly intricate, so the busy plot demands patience amidst the threats and mayhem, as in the midst of rapid movements and conversations with which I sought to keep up.
Similarly, its New York scenes turn as energetically as a quickly edited sequence from a film such as "The Bourne Identity."
JOHN L MURPHY - AMAZON TOP 500 REVIEWER
"It's a tribute to the author's abilities that his book can demolish both its hero's illusions and its readers' expectations (psychological, national or parental) without ever seeming contrived, manipulative or politically correct. The story also displays a commendable ruthlessness: unlike many thrillers, this one treats the death of innocents as considerably more than a plot motor, and we are never allowed to forget that being injured hurts (Con is tough, but he never degenerates into a superhero) and that redemption comes at a price. The style is plain, and sometimes plain slangy ("thru" for "through", indeed!), but keeps lurching lyrically off at unexpected moments, and the plot and characters incorporate various Easter eggs from Irish history and myth: all very fitting in a first-person account by this deceptively simple character."
PHILLIP CHALLINOR - AUTHOR of 'PROVIDENCE FELL' and 'INNER DARK'.
"Blood From A Shadow is an interesting book that attempts an new approach to the conspiracy action thriller, but even read on this surface level alone, it's written in a way that delivers thrills without insulting your intelligence. Cappa however hints that there is a parallel reading to be found here with the book of Irish legends featuring the mythical hero Cú Chulainn, known as the Táin. Those references aren't obvious or belabored however, the novel drawing from them rather in order to examine wider questions on the need for heroes and on the attributes of bonds of loyalty to friends, to a cause or to an ideal that goes beyond consideration of duty or political gain. But it also questions whether that is even possible and whether there isn't an overriding genealogical imperative of blood at work that drives these unknowable actions. Whether it's through this literary subtext or whether it's through the strengths in the writing itself, Blood From A Shadow does have an indefinable quality and true originality, finding a way to delve into a particularly Irish sensibility that has deep historical and mythological roots in its connection with the United States, and it places an unusual spin on a conventional genre that at times gives it an almost otherworldly quality."
KERIS NINE - AMAZON TOP 500 REVIEWER
On sale now at 99 cents on Amazon.com, iTunes and Barnes & Noble.