by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Maria Carmela Amato is the saddest of all the characters in this story. Sticking to the true documents as much as possible does not give her the depth necessary for the book, but the implications are there.Carmela went by her middle name. It was traditional to give a...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Far and away the protagonist of the book, The Ragman Murders, is Giuseppe (Joe) Amato. He is the quintessential turn of the century Italian immigrant. He has his dreams, his plans and he is willing to work them. His goal is money and popularity. He plays the bon...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
It did not take much questioning to find out where to look for the ragman. I had already begun to look into some old family history. It actually had started soon after the death of my grandmother:She had always hedged about the cause of her parents’ deaths. To...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
When I was eight years old, I got a very pleasant Christmas present. This present came a little early, on the 5th. We got a new baby sister. She was cute, required much attention, food and diapers.My biggest worry was that my mother would not have enough love to go...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
I was at work when Lt Lopez called and told me to sit down. I had asked him to find some information about the death of Carmela Amato. What could be so awful, he had to warn me first?”She wasn’t shot accidentally while trying to save her husband’s...
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