John Paul Carinci's amazing story inspired and amazing!

5.0 out of 5 stars John Paul Carinci's amazing story inspired and amazing!, November 16, 2014 This review is from: Defying Death in Hagerstown (Morgan James Fiction) (Kindle Edition) John Paul Carinci is a masterful writer. Whether reading his non-fiction self-help books, or reading his fiction, you marvel what an amazing man writes these works. To read his books is a pleasure and obtain his insight. In Defying Death at Hagerstown, you see his touch in this intriguing book. The amazing part-Mr. Carinci bought a diary off of eBay, and the genus of this story. Louis Gerhani is a washed out writer working for the famed Washington Gazette. His life has taken a bad turn and he is heartbroken and trying to drink his problems away. He is given another chance by his editor - to write a feature article about a 110 year old woman in Hagerstown, Lolita Croome. She is a spry beautiful soul who shows Louis her journal from her youth. There he finds during her twenties, there was a serial murder, killing young women. He starts asking questions, and starts to get threats and real dangerous situations. Someone doesn't want these murders come to the limelight. Where there's smoke, there is a BIG fire still smoldering. Defying Death in Hagerstown is not only a story of a sweet little old lady - it is a murder mystery- BUT it is the redemption of a good man who helps Lolita, and by doing so, saves himself. Layer on layer, Mr. Carinci takes us on a journey of mystery and a story of one man's reaching out and by doing so,changes his entire world. This is a tour de force for John Paul Carinci! Any book of his you learn. This book will open your heart. Ellen George, author of the children's book Flutterby; author of poetry and short stories, an Amazon reviewer, and is now writing her first full length novel.