John Paul Carinci pens another book

August 26, 2014 (STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE - news story about John Paul Carinci) John Paul Carinci pens another book STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — John Paul Carinci has penned his eighth book: "Defying Death in Hagerstown." Based on a 1923 diary, it is set to be published early next year by Morgan James Publishing. The idea for the book of fiction happened quite by accident, when John won a diary from eBay, about a young woman from Hagerstown, Md. The 90-year-old diary of 365 pages, was fully handwritten by a woman known only as Lolita. "I knew there was a story there somewhere, but more importantly I was drawn into the time, the young woman, the love interest she had throughout the year," said the insurance executive from Eltingville. "I was consumed with finding out who and whatever happened to this Lolita from Hagerstown. It took years to find out who she was, that she married the love interest, and when she passed on. So, I wrote a novel, based on a character from Hagerstown, named Lolita," he added. The story revolves around a young newspaper reporter, who is rapidly self- destructing after a bad breakup with his fiancée. He has a drinking problem, is a real mess at work, and is about to be fired. His last chance assignment is to go to Hagerstown and interview a centenarian wonder woman of 110 years old, named Lolita, who resides in a nursing home. The reporter later uncovers the diary from 1923, and that Lolita, in 1923, lived through a mass murder spree of three of her young girlfriends remains unsolved. The reporter sees a real story in the murders, and is consumed with investigating and solving this 90-plus-year-old mystery. But someone in town is rattled by his nosing around — bullets fly, and someone is killed. The book will be available soon on Amazon. John has also published his non-fiction book, a self-help book entitled: "Awesome Success Principles and Quotations," released through AuthorHouse publishing. C-2014 Staten Island Advance newspaper www.johncarinci.com