Your new novel Drone Strike takes readers deep into the workings of Islamic terrorism. What new insight about the Middle East will the readers gain from Drone Strike? Black market sale of oil and refined products were an important financial source for the Islamic State in the Levant, and Karim worked as a drilling…
DetailsA great thriller rises on the shoulders of its main character. He must carry the novel by being clever, worldly, and above all else, likable. These are the attributes of Anthony Provati, the 34-year-old Italian American protagonist in Joe Giordano’s excellent new novel – Drone Strike. Fans of the author know Anthony Provati well. Giordano…
Details“Drone Strike is intense, full of emotion, raw, painful and touches on the human perspective of conflict. This is an intense but thrilling novel from start to finish. It builds up dramatically and leaves you not wanting to put the book down. There are so many tiny pieces woven into this story and this adds…
DetailsThe World is a City. Joe Giordano’s literary thriller Appointment With ISIL balances considerations of genre (characterization, pacing, mood) with a subtle but definite awareness of literary form and function. Much like his debut novel Birds of Passage, Giordano shows a penchant for sharp scenes, concise dialogue that has the bite of a Dick…
DetailsQ1: Can you give us some background on your career as a writer? How you got started, how long you’ve been at it, a bit about your publishing history? A1: One of the positions I held before I became a writer, was to run a business in Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa…
DetailsQ: Birds of Passage has as its setting both New York and the area around Naples, specifically a small village Capodimonte. We know New York is close to your heart, but why Capodimonte? What made you choose this village as the Italian setting? What can you tell us about Capodimonte? A: My father came from…
Details“In his latest novel, Appointment with ISIL, An Anthony Provati Thriller, Joe Giordano delivers an absorbing story with abundant scenes of nefarious activities and subplots. “Good-hearted New York City piano player and gallery owner Anthony Provati is a likable character with Casanova tendencies. His amorous interlude with Sophia, the girlfriend of Russian Mob boss Gorgan…
DetailsAppointment with ISIL, Virtual Tour Review Excerpts “This is an awesome, action packed thriller that you will not be able to put down. Joe weaves an amazing story that will keep you on the edge of your seat and reading long into the night!” – Working Mommy Journal “Appointment with ISIL is an impressive debut…
DetailsKirkus Reviews Featured Review Giordano (Birds of Passage, 2015) introduces Anthony Provati, a reckless Lothario who becomes a hunted man in a global showdown of vicious organized criminals and terrorists. Anthony Provati, lounge pianist and gallery owner, has an ill-advised flirtation with the mistress of a dangerous Russian mob boss, Gorgon Malakhov. Gorgon is a…
DetailsWith the title, Appointment with ISIL, the reader knows Anthony Provati will meet up with the terrorist organization that now controls sections of the Middle East and Africa. Yet, how he gets there, both literally and figuratively, in the way of plots, subplots and characters, is where Joe Giordano’s latest novel shines page after thrilling…
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