A Funeral for Sonny Pinto

About the Book

Onions builds his reputation as being one of the best. As a hit man for ONI, the Office of Naval Intelligence, he’s seen and done enough to make him want to walk away for good. When he’s given his last orders, his opportunity to walk away turns deadly. A politically connected banker is in trouble. Blackmailed by an unknown faction, the banker hires Onions to solve the problem permanently with deadly force. But no sooner do Onions go into action than his life, the life he hoped to have after retiring, is thrown into a tailspin that leads down a dark trail. Thugs try to drown him. His son vanishes, and a woman is murdered in his condo. It is all Onions can do to make sense of it. Making matters worse, his poker buddies have another request. This time the stakes are higher. Can Onions regain control before there is any more bloodshed?

About the Author

About the Author R. Michael Tomlinson is a resident of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. He likes the French. Born on October 19, 1946, he lives his life to the full. His father was a master sergeant in the USMC and the family resided in six states. Michael is a retired ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher in Quebec with twenty years’ experience. An average student in school, Michael won a creative writing prize in the sixth grade. He played football in high school. He has published a short story about homeland security in AIM; his first novel, In Memory of Sonny Pinto (Xlibris 2011); and an article about condominium insurance in Quebec, “Revue de l’Assurance” (1986). This novel, A Funeral for Sonny Pinto, is a sequel to his first book. With unpublished poems and short stories, Michael likes to express himself in words. He wasn’t ready for Penn Stare four days after high school. In ROTC, he rose to the rank of corporal and had ranger training. His father was against him going to the war in Vietnam. Michael sliced lots of baloney for the A&P and worked making helicopters for Boeing-Vertol during the summers of his university years. He met Diane at Expo in Montreal in 1969. He worked in insurance for eighteen years, thirteen of them in Montreal. Michael has a BA, Honors English, from Widener, 1969; attended Temple Law School; a diploma in education, McGill, 1991; and an MA in English, 2012. With his creative power, Michael writes for fun. With his exceptional qualifications and years of experience, he has a way with words. He is a great human being.