About the Author

Dan is a USA Today and Amazon best-selling author who wrote his first story at the age of ten and enjoys telling a story or joke.Dan gets his story ideas by exploring the question; What if?In almost every situation he finds himself in, Dan explores what if this or that happened? What if this person died or did something unusual or illegal?Dan's non-stop mind spin provides him with plenty of material to weave into interesting stories.A fan of books and films that have twists and are difficult to predict, Dan crafts his stories to prevent readers from guessing correctly. He writes every day, forcing the words out when necessary and has written over twenty-five novels to date.It's not a matter of wanting to write, Dan simply has to.Dan passionately believes people can realize their dreams if they focus and act, and he encourages just that.His favorite saying is - "The price of discipline is always less than the cost of regret"Dan reminds people to get the negativity out of their lives. He believes it is contagious and advises people to steer clear of negative people. He knows having a true, positive mind set makes it feel like life is rigged in your favor. When he gets off base, he tells himself, 'You can't have a good day with a bad attitude.'Married with two daughters and a needy Maltese, Dan lives in Southwest Florida. A New York native, Dan has taught at local colleges, writes novels, and plays tenor saxophone in several jazz bands. He also drinks way too much wine and never, ever takes himself too seriously.

Reviews

Mystery readers are treated to a fast-paced story filled not just with intrigue, but with personal sights, smells, and sounds that continue to expand Luca's personal life: "I could hear Amy Winehouse singing from the garage. Opening the door to the house, I was greeted with the smell of mushrooms sautéing in garlic and oil. My stomach panged. Pasta and mushrooms were quickly climbing my favorite dish ladder." These moments break up the story line and add details about his life, from his girlfriend Mary Anne and the question of children in their future together to social observations of Debbie's life and its challenges: "Look at the dirtbags in the Boyle case. Stark and Culver preyed on young girls, and Papadakis, who knew what he was capable of? Even the guys we cleared were no winners. If my daughter ever brought someone like them home, I'd stroke out. There were a lot of bad men out there. Men who wanted nothing but sex. Men who wanted to dominate their wives. Who'd suppress their dreams, kill their spark." - California Book Watch Readers looking for a full-flavored investigation of not just a young girl's murder, but a detective's process of discovery, will find that even though A Cold, Hard Caseis the fifth book in an expanding series, it stands well on its own for newcomers while adding touches of detail that keep prior fans on their toes, thoroughly involved in Luca's latest case. All audiences will relish a detective procedure that walks them through Luca's world and the special challenges of handling cold cases, and will find the story absorbing and hard to put down right up to a final, surprising series of revelations connecting past poor choices with present events that lead straight into further deadly danger beyond Debbie's grave. - Mid West Book Review