Lloyd Corricelli - Ronan Marino 01 - Two Redheads & a Dead Blonde (33 page)

“With you, I’d walk anywhere.”

“Quoting Jimmy Buffet today?”

“Yup, ‘Come Monday.’”

“That’s a happy song, Ronan. I thought you only listened to funeral dirges.”

“Springsteen doesn’t sing funeral dirges.”

“If you say so,” she said, slapping my shoulder playfully.

We spent the next hour walking hand in hand through downtown then along the river. A college crew team passed by us, gliding upstream through the cool April waters and the river was alive with the signs of spring.

“We had a shooting victim come into the ER last night,” she said. “The cops said he was one of the guys who torched the Jewish Center.”

“Really? Glad they finally got them.”

“Were you involved?”

“I was.”

“I hate when you have to resort to violence.”

“It’s a violent world, Kat,” I lamented. “At least it wasn’t me visiting you at work.”

She planted a big kiss on my cheek. “Your luck is starting to change.”

She was right. For the first time in my life, I was almost happy without any reservation. I still believed that having my own Bat Cave might make my life a bit fuller and one day I just might get around to looking into it. Right now however, I was simply going to savor my time with the good doctor, try to enjoy my life and continue to help those who really need it.

Oh yeah; she has a toothbrush at my place.

Ronan Marino returns in “
Chasing Curves
,” the second in the Ronan Marino Mystery Series.

College pitching phenom Ty Wallace is well on his way to being a first round pick in the upcoming major league draft when he uncharacteristically implodes under the pressure, blowing up in front of a stadium full of big league scouts.

Things get far worse for Ty after he is seen arguing with his prospective sports agent’s secretary and she is found dead the next morning; her neck snapped and her body stuffed into a dumpster behind the university baseball stadium.

Ronan Marino is enlisted by the pitcher’s father to clear his son, and he quickly discovers Ty is immersed in a web of blackmail and sex; all seemingly leading back to Ronan’s boyhood idol, a former Red Sox player and his silent partner, a renegade member of his Uncle Sal’s mobster crew who’s aiming to take control of the family.

Meanwhile, he struggles with problems of his own including a teetering relationship with Kat, who is not appreciative of the risks Ronan takes in his chosen profession and his family ties. Complicating matters is his attraction to the new female chief of police at the university, who is not only convinced of Ty’s guilt but works at odds with Ronan to prove it. 

With his cousin Tony and detective Eddie Garcia providing backup, Ronan once again finds himself caught between the light and darkness; desperate to solve the murder and figure out why his personal life continues to be such a mess.

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About the Author:

Lloyd L. Corricelli is a native of Tewksbury, MA. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts – Lowell with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and has a Masters of Arts in International Relations from American Military University. He served eight years on active duty in the United States Air Force with the Security Police and as a Special Agent with the Office of Special Investigations. His assignments took him across the world to South Korea, Okinawa and Europe.

After leaving the Air Force, he worked in the film and television industry in Orlando, FL where his acting credits included the sci-fi television series "seaQuest 2032" and the Jodie Foster film "Contact." It was during this time that Lloyd began to write screenplays. One of his very first, a vampire story called "Dark Millennium" was optioned by the film production company that produced the series "Swamp Thing" and "Superboy." Though never produced, it provided him a great deal of experience in writing and understanding story structure. He also won the best screenplay award at the 2000 Kissimmee Film Festival for another work.

Switching to novels in 2002, Lloyd's first book was the Ronan Marino mystery entitled "Two Redheads & A Dead Blonde." His other books in the Ronan Marino Mystery Series include "Chasing Curves" and "The Vicious Cycle.” He also has an original novel called "Three Chords & The Truth" which he says is about the paths we choose to take and how it affects the lives of those around us. He hopes to release this book sometime in the near future.

He enjoys working out, mountain biking, martial arts, collecting Japanese toys and is a fervent fan of the Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots. He currently resides in Southern New Hampshire and is the proud father of son Cameron, who is currently serving in the U.S. Air Force, and daughter Celine.

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