Murder Is Invisible

Preface

Preface

Warning: Spoilers for the first three books of this series are on the next page.

If you want a refresher of who some of the characters are from the first three books, read the pages that follow. If you haven’t read the first three books, you may want to.

Police:

Frankie “Bugs” Donovan — Nicky Fusco’s best friend from childhood. Now a Detective in Brooklyn.

Lou Mazzetti — Frankie’s partner

Sherri Miller — Frankie and Lou’s partner from book two and three.

Lieutenant Morreau — Frankie’s boss

Carol — Admin in Homicide Department

Kate Burns — Medical Examiner and Frankie’s girlfriend.

Alex — Young boy who Frankie took in after his mother abandoned him. Now his adopted son.

Keisha — Alex’s friend in the apartment building.

New York Mobsters:

Dominic Mangini — Head of one of the Five Families (Also appears in Blood Flows South series)

Manny Rosso — Head of one of the Five Families. Was underboss to Tito Martelli in book one.

Tito Martelli — Was head of one of the Five Families.

Fabrizio — hit man for Dominic Mangini.

Giorgio — Works for Manny Rosso.

Wilmington, DE. Characters:

Nicky “the Rat” Fusco — former hit man trying to go straight.

Doggs Caputo — local mob boss in Wilmington, DE

Monroe — leader of a black gang in Wilmington. Served time with Nicky in prison.

Angela Fusco — Nicky’s wife

Rosa Fusco — Daughter of Angela and Nicky

Sister Mary Thomas — Nun who taught Nicky and Frankie

Paulie “the Suit” Perlano — childhood friend of Nicky and Frankie

Rules of Murder

For those of you who don’t know, there will be at least six books in the Friendship & Honor series—one for each of the “rules of murder,” as outlined by Gianni “Johnny Muck” Mucchiato in Murder Takes Time. Each book’s title is one of the rules.

1. Murder takes time—Never rush. Know what you are going to do before, during, and after the job. Know your victim. Their face. Routines. Neighborhood. Family.

2. Murder has consequences—When doing a job you must never, ever, let it get personal. Each assignment is just a job. If it gets personal, it will have consequences.

3. Murder takes patience—If someone has a routine, trust it. Wait them out, and it will pay off. As for yourself, never be predictable. Don’t shop at the same place. Don’t eat at the same place. Don’t do anything at the same place or at the same time or on the same days.

4. Murder is invisible—To be good at this, you must be invisible. And since you can’t really be invisible, you have to practice not being noticed. There is a difference between being seen and being noticed. If you have to break rule number three, make sure you adhere to rule number four.

5. Murder is a promise—If you enter into a deal to murder someone, that is a promise, a secret pact. Once you take the assignment, you need to finish the job, or it could come back to haunt you.

6. Murder is immaculate—Don’t leave any clues, and make sure you clean up loose ends.