A Revenge Served Cold

The Mafia follows the fictional Ferlito family of Sicily. Vincenzo Ferlito, husband and father, is a member of the Sicilian Il Manno Negri (the Black Hand), a powerful organized crime family centered in Palermo. To conceal his identity, he owns a successful tailor shop and haberdashery serving the mayor and other prominent citizens while maintaining underworld connections. His daughter, Giusipina Ferlito, marries Antonino Reale, who becomes close to Vincenzo and is taught the ways of Il Manno Negri. Eventually, the Crime Family's leadership selects Vincenzo to relocate his family to America, where the organization evolves into what becomes known as the Mafia. America offers opportunities to expand through control of unions and businesses. In Brooklyn, the family's operation is hidden beneath the successful restaurant La Casa Storta, headquarters for their illegal activities. The family grows through racketeering, bookmaking, loan sharking, and union control. Vincenzo brings trusted confidant Francisco Fabio from Sicily to assist Antonino, and both become made members of the Sicilian faction in America. During a shakedown by corrupt police officers, Antonino is killed and his eighteen-year-old son, Sonny Reale, is wounded. Now a Capo Regime, Vincenzo swears Sonny to the Sicilian oath of La Vendetta, promising revenge for his father's murder. Vincenzo grooms Sonny to replace his father, partnering him with Francisco Fabio. Sonny eventually becomes a made member, controlling the waterfront, unions, and airports. Determined to fulfill La Vendetta, Sonny recruits his nephew, Louis Basile, directing him to join the NYCPD as a mole. Louis's weakness for women, despite Sonny's warnings, leads him into temptation. The finality will get you captured by an unexpected explosive ending when the Oath of La Vendetta turns its vicious head around. ...A REVENGE SERVED COLD

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Published: 09/25/2026
ISBN: 9781463008338
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d