Liliane Thomas

The Missing Bullet Liliane Thomas

THE PIZZA PI'S BOOK ONE titled The Missing Bullet tells an enduring story about a thirteen yr. old boy woken in the wee hours of the morning to gun shots and a woman's screams. Thinking his dad is watching a late movie he tries to go back to sleep. When Jason realizes his mom is the one screaming he jumps out of bed to find her shaken and standing in the darken hallway pointing a gun directly at him. Turning on his parent's bedroom light he discovers his dad has been shot. Calling 911 Jason says "my mom shot my dad" this comes back later to haunt him. His mom claims intruders were in her house and that she shot them. Detective Buretty is convinced the mom is guilty of shooting her husband and he is adamant about putting her behind bars. Jason and his best friends are convinced his mom is innocent so together they set a plan in motion to find the missing bullet bringing Jason's mom home for Christmas.