by Patricia Bellomo | Apr 26, 2013 | Mob Blog
Mob Blog: An Old Soldier.
[dcs_p]Mob Blog: An Old Soldier, April 26, 2013
[dcs_p] I‘m in Grand Isle visiting an old mobster, a man who first worked for my father, and then for me. He’s a soft-spoken man, eighty-eight years old and still going strong. He’s staying in a cottage built on stilts, with a front room cooled by a noisy window-unit that clicks off every now and then, leaving us with the faint sounds of boat motors and seagulls. The green island sits in the gulf, south of New Orleans. When I was a kid, my father brought me here to to visit this man. He was a legend then, although now he’s been largely forgotten. But not by me. I visit whenever I can, a sort of surrogate son to a man who taught me to do some very unpleasant things. An old soldier, fading away.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]Patricia Bellomo is the author of the crime and mob thriller books, Louie Morelli’s Mistress, Stella di Mare, and Louie Morelli’s Daughter. This anecdote is written in the voice of her main character, mobster Louie Morelli. Books available at Amazon & B&N.
by Patricia Bellomo | Apr 2, 2013 | Mob Blog
Louie Morelli’s Mistress
Patricia Bellomo’s Latest Mob Thriller, Louie Morelli’s Mistress, Is Now Available
[dcs_p]Crime Fiction Writer, Patricia Bellomo, announces the release of her latest mob thriller, Louie Morelli’s Mistress.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]
If you haven’t read any of Patricia Bellomo’s books in the Louie Morelli series, Louie Morelli’s Mistress is a good one to start with. As Patricia says, “The series is non-sequential, but if you’re new to my novels, I’d recommend starting with Louie Morelli’s Mistress. Chronologically, it takes place before Stella di Mare and Louie Morelli’s Daughter. It also adds a mysterious twist, and it is set in New Orleans, as opposed to South Florida.”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]
For those familiar with Ms. Bellomo’s novels, Louie Morelli is from New Orleans, the son of a former mob boss that conspiracy theorists credit with the thirty-fifth president’s assassination. Remember, this is fiction in the crime thriller genre or, as in the author’s words, “a sexy mob thriller.”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]
There’s also a romantic angle: An exotic and beautiful woman, a love affair that feels “fated”, an eccentric little girl, a naïve young Realtor, and, of course, the enigmatic mobster, Louie Morelli. Add the FBI, a corrupt police force, a splash of voodoo, and a desperate young woman seeking revenge, and you are smack dab in the middle of Ms. Bellomo’s latest thriller.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]
Louie Morelli’s Mistress offers the suspense and intrigue readers have come to expect from Patricia. “A page turner to the very end.”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]
Ms. Bellomo refers to her books as “mob thrillers”, and the novels have a definite appeal to fans of The Soprano’s and Boardwalk Empire, as well as the quintessential mafia fiction book, Mario Puzo’s The Godfather. Like the The Soprano’s, the author’s books are contemporary, generally set in South Florida, although Louie Morelli’s Mistress takes place in Louie’s hometown of New Orleans, offering readers a glimpse of the Big Easy’s gritty underworld. Patricia’s main character, Louie Morelli, is the ultimate bad bay, an enigmatic mobster that always gets the girl, even if it does cause him marital problems.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]
Dr. Marlene Siersema, host of “Amazing Women: Brains, Beauty, and Style” on Voice America/World Talk Radio, recently asked Ms. Bellomo why a nice lady like her was writing about mobsters and mayhem, and Patricia replied, “I have a naughty imagination.”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]
Although the author admits to having known a few “Louie Morelli types,” she stresses that her books and characters are completely fictitious. They’re entertaining reads for those who like suspense and intrigue in exotic settings.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]
For more information about Louie Morelli’s Mistress, or Patricia’s other books, including Stella di Mare and Louie Morelli’s Daughter, visit the author’s website: www.patriciabellomo.com [/dcs_p][dcs_p]
Books available on Amazon.com, Major book retailers, and in all e-reader formats.
by Patricia Bellomo | Mar 19, 2013 | Mob Blog
[dcs_p]Mob Blog: Double Duty, March 19, 2013[/dcs_p][dcs_p]A couple of weeks ago I met a stunning blond at Houston’s. For those of you who don’t know, Houston’s is a casual steakhouse on the Intracoastal in Pompano Beach. Houston’s does a decent rib-eye, and the place is always packed. If you read Patricia Bellomo’s sexy mob thriller, Stella di Mare, you’ll recognize it as one of the restaurant’s I brought Tara to. In fact, I was thinking about Tara on the day that I met Kelly. I was sitting there reminiscing and sipping my Famous Grouse when the lovely lady caught my eye.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]Kelly doesn’t look like your typical South Florida blond. She’s tanned, but not too much, and her figure, while outstanding, doesn’t appear to be surgically enhanced. She’s a natural beauty. Upscale clothing, sophisticated and sexy. The right attitude. She told me she was thirty-five.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]Anyway, to make a long story short, I took Kelly to dinner last Friday. She was a little inquisitive, but I was too enamored of her charms to be suspicious. Today, I meet her at the marina in Boca, and we head south on the Stella di Mare, cruising the Intracoastal at sundown. I can tell Kelly is digging the Hatteras. I take her into my stateroom and do what any man does when he finds himself alone with a beautiful woman.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]Life is perfect. Sometimes. I come out of the john and catch Kelly rifling through my cupboards. She’s not just looking; she’s taking pictures. I say, “What are you doing?”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]Kelly looks at me with those big baby blues. She doesn’t even try to spin it. I go for her purse and dump it out, and sure enough, she’s packing a .380. Not exactly law enforcement’s weapon of choice, but now I’ve got a feeling, and I say, “What are you, a Fed?”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]”I didn’t think I’d like you,” Kelly says. “You were supposed to be different.”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]Patricia Bellomo is the author of the sexy mob thrillers, Louie Morelli’s Mistress, Stella di Mare, and Louie Morelli’s Daughter. This blog is written in the voice of Patricia’s main character, mobster Louie Morelli. Her crime novels are available on Amazon.com and in e-reader formats.[/dcs_p]
by Patricia Bellomo | Feb 22, 2013 | Mob Blog
Mob Blog: High Tech Hero
Mob Blog: High Tech Hero
Mobsters with i-pads.
[dcs_p]Victor has an i-pad now. To most of you, this might not be a big thing, but he’s playing with it like a damn kid. “Look at this, Lou,” he says, showing me images from the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.[/dcs_p][dcs_p]I don’t mind looking. We’re having breakfast at Poppies over on Linton, in Delray Beach. It’s full of old men reading newspapers and old ladies eating bagels. Victor’s trying to size the images the way the young people do, but even though he’s pretending to be a pro, he keeps losing the pictures. So then he goes on and checks his email, but since the chick he’s been trying to dump for the past month is the only person in the world who knows Victor has an email address, all ten emails are from her. So now he checks the Dow Jones, and we have better luck here, as he starts scrolling through the stocks, announcing market activity and fluctuations like Maria Bartiromo. Suddenly, the old lady sitting at the table next to ours starts leaning forward. She asks Victor to check the price of Apple, and he says, “Sure thing, doll.” Playing hero. The old lady loves it.[/dcs_p]
by Patricia Bellomo | Jan 23, 2013 | Mob Blog
Mob Blog: Banking in the Caymans.
Mob Blog: Banking in the Caymans, January 23, 2013
[/dcs_p][dcs_p]It’s banking day. I’m in the Caymans at the bequest of an aging Swiss genius who specializes in international finance. I don’t dare say his name, but he’s been moving my money through aliases and shadow corporations for years. What else can you do when it’s not all honestly come by?[/dcs_p][dcs_p]I hadn’t really planned on being in the Caymans today, but the genuis called yesterday and said, “Louis, we’re going to have to make some changes to your portfolio.”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]I knew right off it was time for me to move money, so I cleared my schedule and flew down. Now I’m sitting in his office and he’s explaining details like the meticulous Swiss banker that he is, and I say, “Just take care of it.”[/dcs_p][dcs_p]Patricia Bellomo is the author of the crime and mob thrillers, Stella di Mare and Louie Morelli’s Daughter. She writes about mobsters and millionaires in South Florida and New Orleans. This blog is written in the voice of her main character, mobster Louie Morelli. Books available at Amazon & Barnes and Noble. Also in ebook format.
