Blood of Our Fathers

With razor-sharp honesty Sonny Girard an ex-mobster himself tells the story of Mickey Boy Messina just paroled from prison for a crime he didn't commit and in love with his brother's ex-girlfriend Laurel a complication on his road to becoming a made man in the Calabra Crime Family. Mickey Boy's mother Connie carries a secret of an affair that could cost her son his life. Chrissy Augusta a top mobster's teenage daughter walks a dangerous tightrope with a secret lover from another <I>Cosa Nostra</I> family. All three affairs collide with tragic results in the midst of a bloody mob war.</p><p>From Little Italy social clubs to mob bedrooms <I>Blood of Our Fathers</I> is a tale of intimacy loyalty and betrayal in the underworld-an underworld caught up in a war that threatens the life of everyone associated with it. Three love stories in a mob setting rather than a mob story <I>Blood of Our Fathers</I> portrays family secrets authentic organized crime politics and bloodshed that crackles with vivid detail.</p><p>Girard shines as a storyteller.[he has an] authoritative grasp of the Mafia's inner workings - Publishers Weekly</p><p>This story is not just for guys. It's like Jackie Collins meets Mario Puzo. I loved it. -Katherine Narducci <I>Sopranos</I> & <I>A Bronx Tale</I></p>