Joe Carufe is a freelance writer and landscape contractor in Naples, Florida. Born in 1955 in Cold Spring, New York, he is widowed and has two grown daughters. He has written hundr...view moreJoe Carufe is a freelance writer and landscape contractor in Naples, Florida. Born in 1955 in Cold Spring, New York, he is widowed and has two grown daughters. He has written hundreds of newspaper and magazine features for publications in New York and South Florida, with subject matter ranging from live sports to horticulture, His work has appeared in the New York Daily News and he has been featured on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." Repeat Business is his first novel.view less