The Last Prayer

by Phillip Suarez

Overview

"In June of 1960 an elderly retired Roman Catholic priest is murdered in Beaufort, South Carolina and ten days later a retired detective is murdered in the same manner in Youngstown, Ohio.

Tommy Savala, once again, tells us another of his uncle's adventures, as Detective Frank Triano tries to solve the murders of the two men. The story takes us to the Low Country of South Carolina and the mountains of Tennessee as Frank, and the detectives of the Youngstown Police Department try to find the link between the two killings.

The story introduces us to three strong women: a Catholic nun that accidently discovers her calling and uses her influence and strength to help young women in need; a young, battered mother that leads herself and her children to meaningful and loving lives; and a dark-haired beautiful businesswoman that touches Frank's emotions as no other ever has.

Youngstown is proud and excited to have the Democratic candidate for President, John F. Kennedy, give a major policy speech in the city. The town welcomes JFK with large crowds along his roadway to the event and a magnificent horde of supporters on the city square, where many local, state, and national dignitaries will appear with him on the outdoor dais.

As in the first Triano story told be Tommy, our narrator mixes in personal anecdotes of his coming of age as he transitions from the seventh to the eighth grade."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186680352
Publisher:	Phillip Suarez
Publication date:	12/02/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	577 KB

About the Author

"After a thirty plus year career in banking and three years of retirement, Phil decided to attempt to do the thing that he always thought he would do. He began to write. This was not a rash decision brought on by an unexpected epiphany. This was the result of weeks of meditation. Throughout his school years, Phil thought that he would be a writer. Like many others, he started countless drafts of stories throughout his life, all of which died a death of neglect and doubt.

Sue, his wife of fifty-two years, strongly supported his efforts to write a complete novel. Throughout their years together, she encouraged him to write. From Youngstown, to Miami, to Chicago, and back to Youngstown, she never let him forget that it was his dream to write.

So, at the age of sixty-eight, he woke up one morning, grabbed a cup of coffee, set up his laptop on the kitchen table, and began to write. Phil quickly realized that writing in his late sixties was much less strenuous than writing as a young man. He wasn't taking time away from his career, his children, or his wife. The only one that seemed to feel ignored was his fifty-pound terrier, Molly. Sixteen months later, to his astonishment, he finished his first novel, Skating in the Moon Shadows.

Now, he writes with a sense of urgency. He is seventy-three years of age and has many stories to finish before he is done."