About
Frank Riganelli is being called an up-and-coming author whose writing has been praised as suspenseful and sophisticated. After writing articles that have been published and distributed by a professional organization, Frank was mentioned in a news story at msnCareers before turning his creative style to novels -- his debut novel praised as thrilling and a roller-coaster ride.
His life has been an interesting one for his age of 46, in which time he has travelled to a dozen countries and lived in several of them. He spent 15 years working in management positions of Fortune companies and as an instructor at the college level, before providing communication skills training in other countries. Some highlights of his background include providing tutoring services to a member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Planning Committee; holding the position of director in an international language business; and being praised as the best trainer by a former student (corporate lawyer). He was a former Ghostwriter for a publisher, judged a short-story competition, has provided editing services for graduate research material at USC, and reviews books for a POD publisher. However his life has also seen some enigmatic events such as a planned attempt on his life, his forced flee from Canada for his safety, and a disturbing, staged incident which saw him assaulted by a group of 6. Frank is fluent in Italian, having taught the language at night school, and prior to leaving Canada he was a volunteer for Big Brothers and The March of Dimes, had met two former Prime Ministers, and was a senior member of his engineering society. He received a national award by the War Veterans Association on behalf of his father; who received several invitations to the Vatican, and was the recipient of a certificate of patriotism from the United Nations for his underground resistance efforts against the Nazis. Frank writes his fourth novel as he currently resides in South East Asia, unable to return to his home.
Story Behind The Book
The story uses the symbols of earth, wind, air and fire, which are also symbols of Buddhism. However, it is not the intention of the story to imply a basis of Buddhist faith, or any one faith. To that end, the following quote from The King James Bible, irrespective of the specific faith, aptly captures the essence of the story.
“The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.” – Ezekiel 25-17, The King James Bible.
The story does not propose any significance to faith itself, but may be considered to have a basis of agnostic ideology. Agnostic — defined as a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God. The novel’s sequel offers an explanation of the underlying ideology of the two books.
