Writer
Oceanview Publishing
is proud to announce it
will publish Pascal Marco's debut novel
IDENTITY: LOST
scheduled for national release in hardcover, June 14, 2011.
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IDENTITY: LOST
July, 1975. Twelve-year-old James Overstreet is the sole witness to a murder in Chicago's Burnham Park and musters the courage to come forward. But the Chicago police and the Cook County state's attorney office both manage to bungle the slam-dunk case and the killers go free, sending James and his family into witness relocation in Arizona.
Thirty years later, still officially living in protective custody with a new identity, can James bring forth justice when he once again confronts the killers of Manny Fleischman, the last surviving member of the infamous 1919 Chicago Black Sox team?
He can, but not without revealing a secret he's held all this time: his boyhood friend, now a high-ranking Illinois politician and a rising star on the national Democratic presidential ticket, was a member of the juvenile gang who long-ago murdered Fleischman.
Here's what advanced readers are saying-- "IDENTITY: LOST by Pascal Marco is a grand slam of a novel, swift and sure and true to life, with spot-on characters, an evocative setting, and a relentless plot swirling around the brutal killing of the last surviving member of the Chicago Black Sox team. Imbued with a deep love and understanding of the South Side of Chicago, homicide cops, and the history of baseball, this novel is as true as it is gripping. Don’t miss it!" --Douglas Preston, co-author of The Monster of Florence and Fever Dream “IDENTITY: LOST is a nail-biting story based upon real life. Marco’s raw, from-the-gut writing style gives readers a seminal insight into the unique way the South Side of Chicago has worked on the street level for the last 35 years.” Join now at "Fans of Pascal Marco" on
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“IDENTITY: LOST is a riveting mystery novel involving the murder of the last surviving member of the infamous Chicago Black Sox team. James, as the young black boy who witnesses the gruesome attack, is captivating and his rise to success in the legal system as an adult is inspiring. Mr. Marco cleverly blends elements of a true crime, weaving it into an extraordinarily believable tale of intrigue, suspicion, and in the end, retribution. The writing seamlessly fuses the worlds of baseball,
--Deborah J Ledford, Author, Staccato
www.deborahjledford.com
--Jim Nasella, veteran Hollywood Writer/Producer and Attorney
“Pascal Marco’s IDENTITY: LOST is a realistic portrayal of what it was like to be a homicide cop on the South Side of Chicago in the 1970s. Reading it made me miss the job. That’s how good the writing and how true the action is.”
--Andrew Abbott, Homicide Detective, Chicago Police Department, Retired
“If you love Chicago, the White Sox, and a thumping murder mystery, you'll love this story!”
--Virginia Nosky, Award Winning Author, Blue Turquoise, White Shell
www.virginianosky.com
Monsoon Voices A Live Literary Magazine of Spoken Word, Poetry, Prose and Song
Monsoon Voices chose Pascal to perform a reading of an excerpt from his novel IDENTITY: LOST where it was warmly received.
Pascal was also chosen by the same group to read his a personal essay entitled, "Heliotrope."
Pascal's op-ed piece, "Sox, Barack, and the Second City" was published in the December, 2008 issue of Chicago's Afrique News Magazine.
Pascal has been a contributor to the #1 fan Web site for the Chicago White Sox baseball team. Since 2005, the world championship season for the South Side team, Pascal has penned personal essays and op-ed pieces, bringing a unique voice to the site. His Spring Training feature is aptly called, "Arizona Heat."
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