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Indiana author Tony Perona

Indiana writer Tony Perona's two novels are Second Advent and Angels Whisper, both featuring stay-at-home dad Nick Bertetto. Here’s Sherry’s review of Angels Whisper:

Angels Whisper features Nick Bertetto, a former investigative reporter. Like an old war horse, Nick can still smell a good story, and he stumbles onto one when a leading state legislator disappears. Or rather a homeless man stumbles into Nick’s path with a clue to the disappearance.

Angels Whisper moves at a good Hoosier pace. It’s set in and around Indianapolis, and in and around the state legislature, with gambling, lobbying and murder crowding the stage. Nick Bertetto is a complex character, struggling to keep his personal life on track and his family safe while he investigates a disappearance which evolves into murder. Perona shows us the whole man, and we worry about Nick as he puts himself reluctantly but resolutely in harm’s way to find his wife and solve the murder. But Nick has a guardian angel to guide him, and a homeless man who hears the angels whisper and conveys their messages to Nick.

Angels Whisper is a first-rate mystery, with strong Indiana roots and interesting insights into how the state legislature really works. Nick is the kind of man you’d like for your next door neighbor or to drive your child’s car pool or to watch your back in a fight. He can do both, and does them well.

Tony Perona worked for a division of General Motors for more than ten years, supplying market research data and analysis, managing an advertising budget of over $1,000,000. He left the corporate world to be a stay-at-home dad, which was still an unusual thing in 1991. He wrote about his experiences for The Indianapolis Star. He lives in Plainfield, where he does freelance marketing, advertising and public relations, in addition to writing novels.

We have signed copies Angels Whisper in stock. (Second Advent is, unfortunaely, out of print. We sometimes have used copies in the store; please call us at 800-643-6737 or email us at staff@themysterycompany.com if you'd like to check for a used copy.)

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Author’s website: www.tonyperona.com