Gary Ponzo Books In Order

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Gary Ponzo is American author of Mystery and thriller novels. He was born and raised in Brooklyn but currently, resides in Phoenix with his wife Jennifer and his two children Kyle and Jessica. The author began his career as a writer over ten years ago as a writer of short stories. He realized that he had a big passion for short stories and in a period of five years since his debut, he had published seven short stories in several publications, and two of the books were nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

Ponzo’s first book A Touch of Deceit took him over five years to write and compile into one clean copy. The novel was inspired by his childhood experiences working in his dad’s candy store in New York. His dad was a Sicilian and was friendlier with the members of a distinct Sicilian family. Since the author was only 15 years of age at that time, these family friends would make sure that he was protected even when coming from work late night. Soon he discovered a side of the mafia that for many years’ people never actually knew. It was these relationships between Ponzo family and other Sicilian families that led him to write about a Sicilian FBI agent named Nick Bracco, who hires his mafia cousin to track and hunt down the world’s most feared and deadly terrorist.

A Touch of Deceit won the 2009 Southwest Writers Novel Contest in the thriller category.

A Touch of Deceit

In A Touch of Deceit, the author introduces the readers to Nick Bracco, the main character in Nick Bracco series. Nick works as an FBI agent, and Nick Bracco finds himself unable to stop the Kurdish gangs from striking missiles at some random residents across the country. On the other hand, the police are unable of watching over every household, and so Bracco hires his cousin to aid hunt down the terrorist causing this menace. Tommy is a mafia, and pretty soon, things get messy so fast as fast as you can turn the pages.

Nick and his cousin confrontation with the Kurdish terrorists cause them to them to be entangled in a massive plot to bomb several sites across the united states one of them being the white house. Their mission also becomes a personal conflict especially between Nick and the ring leader of the organization.

These terrorists are organized and have set an intricate plot to send fear to the heart of each American. As each of the federal agency plans is almost failing, Nick takes the hard way and enlists his cousin and uses methods outside the law to unravel the mystery. The mobsters featured in this series debut are interesting compared to the proper and the professional behavior of the lead character.

Overall, the first novel in Nick Bracco series is well written. The author creates a protagonist that you will love. Nick is a well-crafted character; however what you will love most about him is his methods of dealing with the terrorists especially when he adds some mafia skill to solving the mystery. His side kick, Matt who also happens to be Nick cousin performs his role perfectly, even though he is a mafia, he does what the readers would not expect from him. He helps Nick track down the terrorist who has been sending chills down the spine of each American. The main plot is well conceived, well crafted and entirely believable, the writing style flows well and connects each scene to the next such that you will find yourself loving this book as well as the author simultaneously.

A Touch of Revenge

In A Touch of Revenge, the second novel in a series written by the award winning American bestselling author of mystery and thrillers Gary Ponzo, we again meet the FBI agent Nick Bracco the leader of an anti- terrorist team known as The Team.

Now he has relocated together with his wife to Arizona and taken up a job as a sheriff. He intends on living a quiet and peaceful family life even after the death of Kemel Kharrazi. However, the terrorists have not given up on him, and soon Nick and Julie become the terrorist targets. On the other hand, Matt and his girlfriend Jennifer have also relocated to Arizona and are also working for the FBI, helping track down the remaining KSF cell that now have a cunning leader and a lethal mission.

When the members of his team start being killed one by one, Nick suspects that the notorious Kurdish terrorist have planned a bitter revenge on him. He is reinstated and now heads an elite group tracking down the new leader of the KFS, Barzani and his crazy followers. As the Kurdish gang closes in, Nick has forced to use some unorthodox weapon- his cousin Tommy. It is revealed that Tommy has the skills and some relevant connections across the entire Mafia.

A Touch of Revenge the second book in Nick Bracco series by Gary Ponzo has a well written and action packed plot with many surprises and shocks. The political intrigue in this book is at its highest levels, and the alliance between the CIA, the FBI, and the Mafia to protect America and its citizens is a fascinating one as well. The story is filled with twists that you will never see coming and a superb ending.

A Touch of Greed

A Touch of Greed is the third novel in Nick Bracco series. In this book, Nick is back with the FBI and now working with his partner Matt. They are now stationed in Payson Arizona. Now they are trailing down a cunning smuggler known as Antonio Garza.

Garza is popularly known for smuggling anything that a client wants across the border into the United States. His record of transporting shipment is at 95%. Once paid, the shipment would be delivered where intended. However, he understands that there is an informant in his team but cannot figure out the identity of this spy. He tests his right-hand man Victor and discovers that he is not the informer. Victor adheres to all the commands that Garza gives and even promises to take care of Garza’s son just in case something happened.

Now Garza wants two shipments transported across the border without being caught. However what he does not actually know is Nick and Matt are on his trail for revenge- for the death of two agents. Will Nick and his sidekick succeed before it is too late?