First time authors, Michael Chiaradonna and James T. Vance, boomers who have been friends since high school, co-authored the mystery Malocchio, a novella about deep-seated belief, blind faith, and murder.

Both reside in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA where Jim, like a true baby-boomer, is aggressively downsizing as he enthusiastically envisions life in a 55-and-over community. Meanwhile, Mike, destined to working beyond the grave, teaches college while moonlighting as the family dog-whisperer. Please follow the authors on FaceBook at “Malocchio: The Evil Eye Murders.”