"You are the only one who saw a president assassinated. That makes you the expert."


Having failed to protect McKinley, Martino DiPaolo, hesitates to accept the assignment to safeguard his successor.

Elsewhere, John Flammang Schrank believes that McKinley's ghost urged him to kill Roosevelt. That sworn commitment of a madman persuades DiPaolo to once again risk his own life to lead a president's security detail.

Meanwhile, DiPaolo is haunted by consequences of the sinking of the Rio di Janeiro. A friend turned enemy is out to kill the protector. Will DiPaolo succeed in keeping Roosevelt and himself safe?


 Spanning the first decade of the 20th century and the events leading up to the attempt to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt, DiPaolo and the Colonel is the captivating sequel to Requiem for the Rio and the second novel in the historical trilogy about former Pinkerton agent Martino DiPaolo.

In this psychological thriller, Steve Bartholomew gives insightful glimpses of a disturbed mind while masterfully weaving together historical events into a credible and very human story. Book length: 51000 words.