The Resurrection of Angela

By George Thomas Swikehardt

Thomas DeAngelo was in a deep sleep when the phone began to ring incessantly.  Eventually he blindly reached for the phone and mumbled an annoyed 'Hello'.  The voice on the other end caused him to bolt upright in bed.  That unexpected voice belonged to someone who had been declared dead 5 years previous.  It was the voice of Angela, the wife from who he had been separated prior to her supposed death. She was in grave danger and desperately needed his help, which would require him to travel to Brazil.  For the sake of his daughters, he agreed. The journey to rescue her would take him to Sao Paulo, Rio, Brasilia and a thousand miles up the Amazon River to Manaus and an abandoned native village on the banks of the Rio Negro.  Along the way he would encounter a Brazilian love interest who becomes an integral part of his rescue plan, as well as dangerous criminals from New York and Brazil who would ultimately be seeking to eliminate him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tiny Dog Publishing
• Release date: Aug 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201178956

George Thomas Swikehardt

Writing, for me, has always been a case of 'write when you feel it' and not when you have to force it. This has resulted in short stories, poetry and novels that are few and far between.  If the words do not flow easily and need to be forced, I cannot believe in the end result.  The sequel to this novel is in progress and waiting for the inspiration needed to finish the last half of the manuscript.  That may happen tomorrow or next month.  When I feel it.  Hopefully soon.