Thomas De Angelo

Missing Pieces: a novel of the Balkans
Missing Pieces, a semi-finalist in the 2019 Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize for Fiction, is a suspense novel set in 1998 Croatia. At its core it is a story of survival, reminiscent of the novels of Eric Ambler and John Buchan where the protagonist, who appears at first to be relatively ordinary, is drawn into a mystery she/he only barely comprehends. The amateur, thrown into the right circumstances, can react with imagination and courage in equal measure, to beat the professionals at their own game.

The setting of the Balkans highlights the fact that no matter how deeply buried, there lies the destructive nature of hatred that may rise to the surface without any warning. The conflicts of the Yugoslav war and the centuries old conflicts between Croats, Muslims and Christians, as well as the network of burgeoning terrorist groups, was an omen in 1998 of what would become a reality in 2001 and beyond.

Between the Sword and the Wall
a novel set in 1914-15 during a period in
World War I when it seemed the fighting would
never end. From the first pages the author brings
the WW I era to life and the reader feels
everything that an eyewitness must have felt. One begins to understand the struggles of
allied soldiers trapped in occupied Belgium, and the sacrifices some people made in helping
them escape to Holland and freedom.

Infinity and the South China Sea:
14 stories
A short story collection set in Southeast
Asia. Each of the stories takes place in
one or another of the countries bordering
the South China Sea. The stories explore
the human condition and are linked by the
theme of the search for freedom, whether
it be personal, political or social, and the
power to choose.

When Words Were Not Enough:
the poets of World War I
This collection offers 127 poems by over 50 poets,
and represents some of the most significant and
poignant examples of the poetry of the First
World War.

In Another Time amd Place: stories
A unique collection of short stories set in
various periods of time and place such as
1916 France, 1889 New York, 1916
Ireland... The collection will leave
the reader with a certain feeling
of nostalgia.

The Accomplishments of a Hat:stories
Joseph Thorpe, Mary Kathleen O'Hanlon,
Antonio Moravino, and all the other
charcters of this collection of stories
have one thing in common: a magic hat