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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Thomas Benigno WHY I WROTE THE CRIMINAL LAWYER
My first novel, The Good Lawyer, was inspired by my experiences as a Legal Aid Attorney in the South Bronx in the early 1980's. In The Criminal Lawyer I write about crimes that have occurred within miles of my home, near a beach that has always been a great source of peace and serenity to me ever since my family moved from Brooklyn to Long Island when I was 13 years old.
In 2010, four sets of human remains were discovered in burlap bags in the marsh along Ocean Parkway, a stone's throw from the Atlantic shore. A serial killer had made his mark there--on my Long Island, and worse, on my Jones Beach. I was angry. I wanted justice. I read all that was available about the crimes.
And so in my 2nd novel I explore those dark urges and motivations of the serial murderer, along with the hopeless fear of his victims, while The Criminal Lawyer, saddled with his own emotional baggage goes on a terrifying quest to not only catch a psychopathic killer, but avoid being another of his victim's in the process.
Don't hesitate to give the author feedback at: tombenigno@aol.com.
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Book clubs don't hesitate to email the author at tombenigno@aol.com for an appointed video conference with your club anywhere in the world, or an in-person talk in and around the New York City, Long Island or Westchester areas.
Thank you in advance for your interest.
Thomas Benigno

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