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Giacomo Giammatteo

Goodreads author profile

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http://www.goodreads.com/giacomogiammatteo

born

in Wilmington, DE, The United States

gender

male

website

http://giacomogiammatteo.com

twitter username

murdertakestime

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences

Alexandre Dumas, Frank Herbert, family storytellers

member since

June 2009

About this author

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I live in Texas now, but I grew up in Cleland Heights, a mixed ethnic neighborhood in Wilmington, Delaware that sat on the fringes of the Italian, Irish and Polish neighborhoods. The main characters of Murder Takes Time grew up in Cleland Heights too, and many of the scenes in the book were taken from real-life experiences.

Somehow I survived the transition to adulthood, but when my kids were young I leftthe Northeast and settled in Texas, where my wife suggested we get a few animals. I should have known better; we now have a full-blown animal sanctuary with rescues fromall over.

At last count we had 41 animals—12 dogs, a horse, a three-legged cat and 26 pigs.

Oh, and one crazy—and very large—wild boar, who takes walks with me every day and h...more

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Giacomo Giammatteo's Blog

Whats Rong Wit a Few Misteaks?

Mistakes Show Up in Many Ways

Imagine buying a new computer only to discover that the percentage key doesn’t work, or that five pixels on your screen aren’t working.
Or how about a new refrigerator, and the first time you have guests over you discover the ice maker taps out after half an hour. (I’ve been there with this one.)
Or a new car that starts making funny noises when you exceed 70 mph. (Be... Read more of this blog post »

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Giacomo Giammatteo's Books

Average rating: 4.23 · 158 ratings · 93 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors

	Murder Takes Time 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bullet for Carlos 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder Has Consequences 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Murder Has Consequences (Mystery & Thrillers)

1 chapters — updated Feb 25, 2013 12:59pm

Description: For a select few people, friendship lasts forever. Nicky Fusco and Frankie Donovan were friends like that, but that was years ago. Now Frankie’s a detective in Brooklyn’s Homicide department, and Nicky is a reformed hit man. But when Frankie gets in trouble—and the law can’t help him—he turns to Nicky. The problem is that Nicky promised his family, and God, that he’d go straight.

MURDER TAKES TIME (Mystery & Thrillers)

1 chapters — updated Apr 19, 2012 08:36am

Description: This chapter is very violent. If people get through this, the rest of the book is a breeze.

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Giacomo Giammatteo wrote a new blog post Whats Rong Wit a Few Misteaks? Mistakes Show Up in Many Ways Imagine buying a new computer only to discover that the percentage key doesn’t work, or that five pixels on your scree... Read more of this blog post »
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Giacomo made a comment on Thumbs Up "Thanks, Mel. I always enjoy discovering these facts about sayings. It's so interesting to see how words and especially sayings change over time or get...more "
May 21, 2013 08:09pm · see blog post
Giacomo made a comment on Missed Opportunities "Thanks, Melanie. It was amazing to hear their stories about the 'early' days and to think about how much change they'd seen."
May 14, 2013 08:45pm · see blog post
Giacomo liked Masquerade Crew's review of Murder Takes Time: " SAFFRON'S REVIEW 4.5 STARS Looking over my shoulder I can’t help but wonder if I’d notice if someone was watching me. Would I take note of the car parked across the street, or the man sitting in the diner? Probably not. These are the thoughts that h... " Read more of this review »
Apr 28, 2013 09:06pm · see review
Giacomo liked Eric's review of Murder Takes Time: " This story is extremely well crafted and presented. We have dual protagonists in Frank and Nick, about whom we learn a great deal as the story progresses. The author paints a vivid image of both from childhood through the present day, their lives... " Read more of this review »
Apr 28, 2013 09:06pm · see review
Giacomo made a comment on the poll: How do you read? "I still love hardbacks, but 90% of my reading is now on the iPad."
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Giacomo made a comment in the group The Indie Exchange Giveaways & More — 1st BOOK DISCUSSION MAY 2013 topic "Murder Takes Time is a mystery/suspense book and has done well with several book clubs online. I have a list of discussion questions. It is available...more "
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Giacomo made a comment in the group Writers and Readers — Mysteries or Thrillers topic "I'd love to have Murder Takes Time featured.Murder Takes Time"
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