Joe Congel

Dead is Forever: A Tony Razzolito PI Story
The Razzman Files - Book One
Joe Congel

Tony Razzolito, AKA the Razzman, is tired of dead-end sales jobs and refuses to get another, despite a huge blowout with his wife. Instead, he decides to pursue his dream of becoming a PI. He just has to figure out how to get started.
Just hours later, Tony receives a phone call from his friend, Detective Joe Humphrey - his wife has been murdered. The devastating news sends Tony’s emotions on a roller coaster ride he didn’t expect. Yes, their marriage had issues, what marriage doesn't? But now... now he would never have the opportunity to work things out, to make amends, or to say he's sorry.
Shocked, pissed off and emotionally overwhelmed, he is determined to find the killer and insists on helping Joe with the investigation. When clues to another woman's death tie the two crimes together, Tony may discover that some secrets about his wife are better left hidden.

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Deadly Passion
The Razzman Files - Book Two
Joe Congel

PI Tony Razzolito pieces together long forgotten clues as he tries to solve the twenty-year-old murder of a young high school grad, that is somehow linked to a recent brutal killing.
But as he works through the list of suspects, he finds himself battling the seasoned homicide detective who couldn't solve the murder the first time around. 
Can the two forge a partnership long enough to solve both murders, or will their egos prevent a killer from being caught?

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The Razzman Chronicles
A Trio of Tony Razzolito PI Short Stories
Joe Congel

Tony "Razzman" Razzolito has settled into his new profession as a Private Investigator. He likes helping people solve the puzzles that complicate their lives--and he's pretty good at it--even if it gets in the way of his own personal life... Which seems to be the norm for him. And with the help of no nonsense, sexy Police Captain Rita O'Connor, Tony tries to successfully balance life, love, and the pursuit of the bad guy.

* In Film at Eleven, Tony helps solve a crime of murder and passion when the co-worker of a pretty TV newscaster becomes obsessed with her, and feels threatened by the other men in her life.
* Downtime finds Tony trying to make heads or tails out of a mob related disappearance, all while trying to keep his promise of a romantic get-away with his girlfriend.
* The Judge pushes Tony's detecting skills to the limit, as he pieces together clues as to why a sitting Judge is kidnapped right before the biggest case of his career.

Come along for the ride while Tony Razzolito, PI sorts through the evidence as he attempts to solve these three cases full of Murder, Sex, Kidnapping, Travel, and of course... Fun!