Red Fortunato’s captains are back, but this time Trenchie, Tarzan, and Moose are up against the government. They will defend their boss to their deaths. So will the residents of Corona, Queens. Big Red’s a hometown icon, even revered by the local police.
“Every year, Red allowed the policeman’s ball to be held at The Starlight Club and every year, on top of that, Red personally bought two or three tables. It was his way of supporting the Widows and Orphans Fund. He sponsored the P. A. L. Little League and supplied the uniforms for the team.”
It was all planned – the vision of Joseph P. Kennedy – John as President, with Bobby and his headline making, no–nonsense crime crackdowns, following close behind. Rounding it out would be Teddy. All in the family. Yes, the makings of Camelot.
“Help me get my son Jack elected President and I’ll make sure he lays off all of you,” the Kennedy patriarch promises the mob.
Following in JFK’s shadow is hard for brother Bobby. His personality is different. When he hits, he hits hard – work that requires a team of killers. This is a job for Captain James Lonegan and his “Federal Agents” – a group tasked with acting as enforcers – but with no records of employment, no ID’s, no traceable paper trails – men who don’t exist.
Jimmy Hoffa isn’t the only one. There are five other names on Bobby’s list – all members of the crime commission – Carlo Gambino, Vito Genovese, Sam Giancana, Joe Accardo and . . . Red Fortunato. But “the boys” don’t mess around. There’s nothing the mob hates worse than a rat. You snitch, you lose brain matter.
Secret meetings take place at the renowned Waldorf Astoria and Diplomat Hotels, in “safe rooms,” and with the world’s most famous teamster leader. It’s there where Jimmy Hoffa issues a severe warning to Red that puts him on the run. “Red’s body arched in response,” but will he make it? All he wants to do is make it to Hollywood and start over.
Trenchie vows revenge. “Bastard Bobby Kennedy. I’ll take out the President too, if I have to, just to show ‘em it can be done,” while Sam Giancana is less than pleased with the Attorney General himself. “I regret the day Sinatra brought Joe Kennedy here to meet with me,” he snarls.
The Kennedys hate the Mob and the Mob hates the whole damn Kennedy clan.
“Shortly after noon today on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas.”
Meanwhile . . . it’s just business as usual at . . . The Starlight Club.
The Starlight Club series takes place in the 1960's and it is a very popular series. This particular book is listed on amazon as follows.
#267 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Biographies & Memoirs > True Crime > Organized Crime
#355 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Crime > Heist
#617 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > True Crime > Organized Crime
With a little bit of interest and whole lot of concern, Big Red sat watching a game of shuffleboard being played in the front bar. Since the days of the Gallo–Profaci war, The Starlight Club had had two different bars – one for the Gallo boys and the other for the patrons. That was the result of Crazy Joey Gallo’s men being sent to stay at the club until the gang war ended. The presence of the Gallo men hanging around created a conflict with Red’s regular customers. They weren’t used to seeing hard edged men like these guys stare at them. The Gallo guys eyed everybody up and down – just part of their street fighting instincts. Good for protection, bad for business. The bar business was a huge part of any restaurant and that first drink, while waiting for a table, was crucial. The bar, the bar crowd, and the bartender all set the tone for the evening. Red knew that. He solved that problem by converting an anteroom into a bar, separating it from the front bar, which in turn worked even more to his advantage because one, it brought his customers within closer walking distance to the dining room and two, they were within sniff shot of the culinary delights being dished up.
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Author review: I gave Biaggio a well deserved a 5 star rating. He did everything that was required of him in translating this book, and he did it exceedingly well. I recommend him highly. |
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