The Fisherman's Son, set on the rustic and rocky coast of Gloucester, New England's oldest seaport, is a tale of legal and emotional conflict, passion, and a people's quest for justice.
John Palermo, Sicilian by birth was sent by his dying Papa, alone and terrified, at the tender age of ten, to live with the Amicos in Gloucester. Accepted by a loving family and taken in by a community, wedded to the sea, John grew to cherish and finally to defend his people against those forces who would steal their rights and their dignity.
The Fisherman's Son is a legal thriller with a riveting courtroom confrontations where good and evil stand in stark contrast. It is also a love story, in depths both tender and compelling
Professional Reviews
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Orlando possesses an incredible ability to define and flesh out characters - male and female, rich and poor, good and evil. A plethora of interesting characters, a touch of suspense, a believable love triangle, and an inspiring courtroom battle, The Fisherman's Son will not allow your attention to wander. I was hooked early on and literally never put the book down, reading it in one sitting, late into the night.
Ever Seen Magazine
The first of the trilogy, The Fisherman’s Son, was published in May, 2004. In it Joe writes about what he knows best – fishing, law, his Italian heritage and family. Joe is a VERY passionate man, that passion almost palpable in this legal thriller that pits young fisherman Busty Barna, permanently disabled by a fall on fishing vessel Mio Mondo, against the American Marine Insurance Company. Attorney John Palermo represents Barna in his claim against the vessel owners and their fictitious insurer to collect lost wages and earning capacity, pain and suffering, and maintenance and cure.
This tale is a gripping legal potboiler as well as a love story. The Fisherman’s Son has received critical acclaim from The Boston Globe, The Charlotte Sun and The Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly to name a few. An unusual endorsement came when Joe’s first book was made required reading for a history course at New Jersey’s Montclair State University. Joe shares that list with Homer’s The Odyssey and Twilight in Italy and other Essays by D. H. Lawrence which is pretty heady company.
Boston Globe Newspaper
Lawyer's novel has sharp hook.
Determined to confront the hazy memories of his troubled youth, Oliver Matthews, a retired detective and confirmed bachelor, returns to the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames for the first time in years.
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Not only do the seas roll on but two romances,a death at sea, uncovered past lives, history uncovered in Brazil, caves in Australia, poetry in Senegal, the Lux Mundi
