Costello's Books
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Dead Kids Don't Speak
Insomnia
The Visitor
Alone in the Fight
Darkness They Could Not See
Before the On the Hill Series, the author Costello wrote a historical fiction book about Columbus's first voyage in 1492. If you think it's boring because it's history, think again. But here's the thing: the author presents the facts and allows the reader to decide on Columbus's past voyages and the accusations of genocide. Go to 1492 above.
Darkness They Could Not See is told by three voices in this historical fiction novel: Columbus, the Bloodwoman, — a Taino princess — and Columbus's cabin boy Pedro. It's their view of the 1492 voyage surrounded by factual information.
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Costello's Books
1. Dead Kids Don't Speak
While stealing cherries in a neighbor's yard, four rugged kids witness a double homicide. They jump from the trees and run for it. The killer sees them, and unfortunately, it was a mob hit. But the kids are hard-bitten and resilient, and with a death sentence on their backs, they take to the woods and streets to stay alive.
2. Insomnia
The President discovers the Russians working on a deadly bacteria to sneak into the United States. But where? And how? The Russians go undetected until the people on the Hill begin acting strangely. They no longer needed to sleep. With the help of the Irish mob and a biker gang in Fishtown, the Hill fights back.
3. The Visitor
Camping in the woods, the Hill kids meet an extraterrestrial being. But the CIA and Air Force know about it, too. Everybody — including the Russian and South Philly mobs, wanted the Visitor. But only the kids knew where they hid it. The Visitor came for its brother, and it didn't take no for an answer.
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4. Alone in the Fight
The Camorra mafia, centered in Naples and Salerno, Italy, was making a profit shipping cadavers to medical schools in Europe. However, the Camorra got greedy and set its sights on American medical schools. Camorra sent people to the outskirts of Philadelphia to set up the business. It also sent its hitman, the Frenchman or Frenchy, a transgender hitwoman, to assist. This On the Hill thriller is loaded with great dialogue and characters.
