If you are looking for a fun read, pick up Tony Garritano’s debut novel: I Saw What I Saw, A Harmony Neighborhood Mystery. You won’t be disappointed!
The story revolves around a crime in a small town. Sheila Sammartino – a crime reporter turned blogger witnesses the murder with her own eyes and decides to pursue the case when the police ignore her story.
Tony has done an excellent job hooking the reader from the first line and that continues to the very end, while amplifying the reader’s curiosity all at the same time. The story is narrated in the first person and moves at its own pace. It’s written in simple, plain language, and the flow of the story makes it so effortless to read.
Tony has done an excellent job hooking the reader from the first line and that continues to the very end.
Tony has used lots of sensation words, and that works to immerse the reader in this world, allowing the reader to “feel” the story. I love the way he builds the tension, subtly and smoothly, but intensifies it as the story progresses. It was not a boring and serious crime story by any means. Thanks to Tony’s excellent use of humor, it is a perfect mix of comedy and mystery.
And you will just love the characters that Tony has created. Take one headstrong ex-reporter with unreliable motor control. Team her with an old high school buddy who’s even more manic than she is. Toss in a brand-new neighbor whose moving van she side-swiped for breakfast, and you’ve got yourself a crime-fighting team that can barely stay out of jail. By the end of this book, you will have three new friends, each with their faults and foibles, and a promise of future adventures in a place called Harmony. I, for one, can’t wait.
Once I was done with the novel, I felt like I had watched a good Netflix movie, and it gave me a warm cozy feeling, which I love. Out of curiosity I read Tony’s Amazon Author Page and found him to be a winner of four outstanding book awards, which will be no surprise to anyone that has read this novel.
I’m eagerly awaiting Book 2 of this series. I hope it will be released soon. I can’t wait to read it!
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