Ride along with the New Orleans Police Department as the officers work together to solve unusual happenings in this unique, historic city.

You’ll meet Zack Nelson, a former police officer, now living in a retirement center because of his daughter-in-law’s illness. While he’s not keen to move, he does so temporarily to help his son, Tom, and Patty cope with the medical issues.

Zack still got a lot of detective in him and senses that something is wrong with all the supposedly natural deaths that are happening, not only to his family but with the older folks who are seemingly in good health. He works with the police officers to help untangle and solve several ongoing crimes that seem to surround and affect him.

Along with his new roommate Dave, and two engaging sisters, Pearl Ann and Emma Lou (genteel Southern women), the foursome are involved with touring New Orleans, getting involved in social events, tasting an amazing array of New Orleans food and drink, participating in shoot-outs, and creating a few hijinks of their own.

This fast-paced story is filled with mystery, humor, international black-market sales, Southern charm, and characters you won’t soon forget. You’ll visit the French Quarter, the Garden District, the Warehouse District, and be a guest at an unusual funeral held in a true New Orleans custom.

This is the first book in the True Blue Detective series. The author, Vito Zuppardo, is a former resident and New Orleans expert who helps create a visual tour through the Crescent City that makes it come alive for the reader.

“I loved the story and the characters are very well defined. After reading this book, I’d like to visit New Orleans.” Amazon review

A housewife is the target of a dreadful well-organized killing. Could they have killed the wrong woman? The police think so—

If you love New Orleans, you’ll love where the author takes you in this Thriller Novel that surely will be a best seller. The exciting French Quarter, Garden District, and even the Audubon Zoo

Zack Nelson believes his daughter-in-law was the actual target but her friend Jennifer was in the wrong place at the wrong time and took the bullet.

Zack’s world starts to crumble when a gang member he helped put behind bars gets released from prison early. A month later his daughter-in-law is shot by an intruder and later dies in the hospital.

That’s when Mario DeLuca, a young detective, entered Zack’s life.

With the investigation quickly gathering momentum Mario discovers similarities in several murder cases including Zack’s wife’s death of ten years earlier.

Zack moves to Riverside Inn, an upscale adult community and his baggage followed him when two of his friends die under questionable circumstances. His years of solving crimes and bringing people to justice forced him to explore into a case the police said had no merit to investigate

Zack meets friends at Riverside and even finds love after all these years when he thought it would never be possible. His love affair with the second woman he ever loved becomes complicated—she is the next target on Doctor Ross’s list of organ donors.

Mario DeLuca is an ambitious young New Orleans Police Detective. His way of solving crimes may not have been by the book, but it was effective. Zack, an old school, retired detective helped Mario solve a cold case homicide. Suspicions from the cold case tie in with what Zack had suspected for years. His wife did not die of a heart attack. Joan Nelson at the time of her death was under the care of DR. WALTER ROSS. Recently arrested for trafficking human organs that he sold to the highest bidder on the black market.

Zack suspected Dr. Walter Ross killed his wife—now he just had to find proof.

Unsettled by the connection of deaths and the similarities that tie to Dr. Ross and his black market organ business, Mario realizes this may become his most controversial case ever.

“This is a great book. Stories based in New Orleans are some of my favorite. Vito does a great job bringing you into the story.” 5 star review