Eddie's World: A Novel of Crime

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Summary: Another Sopranos ...
Review: Charles Stella sounds like another goombah wannabe. His plot was amatuerish and his prose was child like. It disproves the theory that if a 100 monkeys banged on a typewriter for 10 years they too would write a book.

Save your money and purchase a Dr. Suess book. It will be far more entertaining

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Summary: Great Review from I LOVE A MYSTERY Website
Review: Eddie Senta is bored. It's hard to explain in any other way why he has decided to stage a robbery, since he doesn't need the money. With friend Tommy Gaetani, his former partner in crime, and the help of an inside source, the plan is to break into the office where Senta last worked and steal the fifteen-thousand dollars his ex-boss has stashed away there. It all seems like easy pickings . . . until an ex-con shows up with a similar goal in mind. Sprinkle the scene then with Russian Mafiosi, the FBI, Irish fences, along with old-time Italian gangsters, and things liven up way beyond Senta's expectations. Add to that his wife's insistence, over his objections, that they start a family. When she decides to do something about it without Senta's help, the failure of the robbery seems a small matter - that is, until the police begin to sort matters out and get on his trail, not just for the break-in but also as a suspect in a triple murder. For the reader who is looking for a fast-moving suspense story, EDDIE'S WORLD will fill the bill.

- John A. Broussard

Stella's command of the dialog "of the street" may be without peer. Read Eddie's World, you will see why.

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Summary: Eddie's World and Murphy's Law
Review: So, what could go wrong when a wannabe decides to wind down his criminal career with one last heist? You got it -- everything. Eddie Senta, a part-time street guy and part-time word processor, finally decides to go legit after one last job, a simple heist -- a piece of cake, right? Wrong. Murphy's Law comes into play and Eddie finds himself embroiled in a triple homicide, an FBI manhunt and the daunting task of trying to prove his innocence while hunting down a ruthless killer. Who can't relate to a guy like Eddie -- he's like Job [biblical reference], but with an attitude. Momma mia! The book's plot is intriguing and unfolds nicely and Stella really does have a knack for dialogue (I noticed this mentioned in several of the other reviews). All in all, I thought the book was very entertaining -- interesting characters (wannabes, cops, gangsters and killers) and great story development. Fun read.