The Strange Death of Father Candy

Vietnam veteran Dominick Candiotti has been long estranged from his family. His late parents were close to the ruling mob clan in Youngstown, his sister was a bad-tempered and dissatisfied nag, and his middle brother was a corruptible police lieutenant. But in 1985, their oldest brother Richard Candiotti---beloved by every Italian Catholic in Youngstown as Father Candy---dies, and Dominick returns home for the funeral.

Dominick is greatly disturbed by Richard's death, which has been ruled a suicide. Dissatisfied with this answer, he sets out to find the truth, revealing secrets and coming face-to-face with brutality and violence.

Award-winning author Les Roberts pens a riveting and moving tale about walking the fragile tightrope between love and hatred.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 10/25/2011
ISBN: 9780312566333
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/19/2011
Booklist 10/01/2011 pg. 33
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2011