"..He draped the kid's legs carefully over the curb, got back into the car, put it into gear, and slowly pulled forward until the car bounced once, then a second time. Trenchie could feel the crunch of bone against rubber, of joints separating, of tendons stretching and snapping, legs turning to mush..."
Welcome to the mob world, a world where cold-hearted killers treat murder as if it's "just business" but at the same time, women are treated like ladies.
Meet Trenchie, who is just released from his ten year prison sentence for manslaughter. A new life is waiting – complete with envelopes of money and a steak house to call his own. Everything
And hit man "Jimmy The Hat", who finds unexpected fame in the most unlikely of places, yet he always stays true to "the boys”, especially Big Red. “Crazy Joey Gallo” and his brothers break away from the Profaci family and go rogue, on their own now.
Just remember: don't mess with "the boys". It could be hazardous to your health. "The Colt 45 caliber bullet did its deed, taking with it a sizable portion of brain, forming a pink mist, mixed with bone and grey matter." It is real. It is true. I should know.
Set in 1960's, this tale of NYC mobsters will have you captivated from start to finish. Based on true events.
The book was a best seller and won the following awards.
The STARLIGHT CLUB
1 AWARDED SILVER in the 2012 eLit contest in the 'TRUE CRIME' category'.
2 Won HONORABLE MENTION in the 2013 Reader's Favorite 'HISTORICAL FICTION' category'.
3 IPPY award FINALIST in 2014.
4 AWARDED the Gold Seal in 2014 as a Eric Hoffer MONTAINGE MEDAL FINALIST.
5 Won FINALIST in the 2014 (NIEA) National Indie Excellence Awards in the CRIME-FICTION CATEGORY
6 Won BRONZE on August 25, 2014 in the CIPA (Colorado Independant Publishers Association) in the HISTORICAL FICTION category.
7 AWARDED FINALIST in the 2015 USA Regional Excellence Book awards.
8 Included in Shelf Unbound's 100 best Indie Books of 2015 as a NOTABLE INDIE
Prologue
Present
A white Mercedes pulled up to the curb near the corner of a busy intersection and parked in front of thirty-nine nineteen One Hundred Eleventh St, Corona, NY. The passenger door opened and an elderly gentleman in his late seventies stepped out of the car. The blistering winter wind bit into him like a knife. Instinctively, he leaned against the car seeking refuge from the cold. He pulled his scarf tighter around his neck and lifted the collar of his heavy winter coat covering his ears from the numbing cold. It was piercing his bones causing him to shiver. For a few moments, he did nothing other than stare at the store. His daughter stepped out of the car and snuggled close beside him for warmth, wondering why her father flew up all the way from Florida to have her to drive him here. She looked at him and then at the store. As far as she could tell there was nothing unusual about the place, so why was he here? The store was owned by a young enterprising Hispanic man who catered to the predominantly Spanish population in this part of Queens, but that was all she knew.
He turned to her, “Come on. I’ll buy you lunch.” The father-daughter pair carefully stepped up the three steps careful to avoid any remaining patches of slippery ice. They were the only customers. The menu was oddly Italian. Instead of Cuban bread, there was Italian. The sandwiches were stuffed - overflowing with salami, prosciutto, provolone and everything else Italians would traditionally fit into a sandwich. The bread was tasty, signifying the pride that the local bakers took in making it. They sat by the front window, warming their bodies by inching close to the radiator. It was comfortable in the store.
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Greek
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Author review: Valentina Staffieri is reliable, great communication, and she did a superb job translating my book The Starlight Club into Italian. I have asked her to translate the other books in the series, which I'm relieved to say she agreed. I value Valentina as a translator and recommend her highly. |
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Author review: Gabriel Rabello Borges Da Silva has completed the translation of my book to my satisfaction. Communication between the two of us was excellent and his translation of my book was to my satisfaction. |
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Translated by Daniel Marchán
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Author review: Great translator. Would use him again. Recommend Highly. |
