Bumping off Fat Vinny: Revenge is Sweet

Publisher Marketing: "Bumping Off Fat Vinny" is a lighthearted look at the attempts the authors Margaret Stanton, Danny Garrett and Maria Mancuso make to do away with a scoundrel who seemingly has more lives than a cat, and confirms the old adage that the best laid plans of mice and men sometimes do, in fact, go astray. The authors were contracted to write the true story of Maria Mancuso, widow of murdered Mob boss Tony "The Nose." They knew they had produced the ultimate true crime story-one that would receive an avalanche of literary awards and mountains of praise from their publisher, Fat Vinny Vitali. In fact, their agent had already pitched the story to a movie studio and a contract was pending. How could it get any better? Then the bad news. Fat Vinny refused to accept the manuscript as written, instead, demanding the authors actually solve the murder of Tony "The Nose." He threatened to hold the project in limbo until they gave in to his demands. After several tense meetings with Fat Vinny and consultation with an attorney, the authorsgave into the fact that the only way out of their publishing contract was if Fat Vinny died. The more obnoxious he became in his demands, the more convinced they were they might have to help Vinny's "untimely" demise. The fun begins when the three writers become murder conspirators, in what they believe will be a foolproof effort to save their book and the movie deal. Contributor Bio:  St James, Morgan Former interior designer, MORGAN lives in Las Vegas, is on the board of Writers of Southern Nevada and belongs to multiple writers' groups. In addition to the Silver Sisters series, she also collaborates with other writers in addition to writing her own novels and short stories. Morgan frequently appears on the radio, author's panels and is an entertaining speaker. Published short stories include contributions to two Chicken Soup for the Soul books, many anthologies including the single author anthology The Mafia Funeral and Other Short Stories. She gives workshops at writers' conferences and has written 12 books and over 600 published articles on diverse subjects. In November, 2014 she and true crime author Dennis N. Griffin launched the Writers' Tricks of the Trade Show with Morgan St. James on Blog Talk Radio. Visit www.morganstjames-author.com http: //writerstricksofthetrade.blogspot.com