Quiet Desperation [Hardcover]

Rene Smeraglia (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 2000

Quiet Desperation is a mystery novel for adults.

Ex-DEA agent and now part-time actor Tuck Matson has been fighting the guilt of his partner's murder since the jungles of Colombia. Years later, Tuck has settled in Malibu, driving a borrowed Porsche and avoiding anything that remotely resembles responsibility. However, the good life never lasts long. A former lover's suspicious suicide yanks Tuck back into the real world. As he unravels the mystery of her last days within LA's seamy underworld, he too is marked for death.

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About the Author

Rene Smeraglia is a computer trainer currently working at the US Mint in Washington, DC. He is a long-time resident of New Mexico where he was instructor of the year in the University of New Mexico's Continuing Education Department. He is a multi-published author of short stories, non-fiction articles, a produced radio play and a book on audiotape.

He is a regular columnist for Computer Scene magazine and specializes in writing about the Net.

He also has 3 completed screenplays to his credit.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 286 pages
• Publisher: Tybee House Press; 1st edition (December 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967878004
• ISBN-13: 978-0967878003
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,771,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read, October 27, 2001

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K H Edwards (Wash DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quiet Desperation (Hardcover)

Because I read to fall asleep at night I thought it might take a while to get through this book. For me that is a good thing. I wouldn't have to go find someone else to get to know so soon. Unfortunately, neither of those things worked out for me. Picked it up and started to read it. By two nights later, I was glad to finish it finally because I was way behind on sleep and annoyed that there wasn't another Tuck Matson story to pick in its place.

Ok, so now I'm waiting for the next one......Helloooooo, where are you Mr. Matson?

5.0 out of 5 stars It has it all., June 26, 2001

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Richard Bamberg "Richard Bamberg" (Huntsville, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quiet Desperation (Hardcover)

Rene' Smeraglia's new mystery series has it all; gritty dialogue, a cleverly twisted plot, and a tough, angst-ridden hero, Tuck Matson, who is reminiscent of a SoCal version of Travis McGee.

5.0 out of 5 stars A reading escape, May 30, 2001

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Tom Kappel (VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quiet Desperation (Hardcover)

I want a novel that is well written. A book with story, plot, and characters that live and breathe. A book that for a few hours I can relax, lose myself, kick-back, and enjoy reading. Quiet Desperation is such a book and, for me, is the reason I love to read. I look forward to more advertures from Tuck Matson and more books from Mr. Smeraglia.