{"product_id":"9780982169629","title":"Blood of Our Fathers","description":"\"An authentic thriller from a mob guy who's obviously been there.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Nicholas Pileggi, Author of Wiseguy (Film name: Goodfellas)\u003cp\u003eWith 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 Cosa Nostra family. All three affairs collide with tragic results in the midst of a bloody mob war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Little Italy social clubs to mob bedrooms, BLOOD OF OUR FATHERS 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, BLOOD OF OUR FATHER portrays family secrets, authentic organized crime politics, and bloodshed that crackles with vivid detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Girard shines as a storyteller...(he has an) authoritative grasp of the Mafia's inner workings.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This story is not just for guys. It's like Jackie Collins meets Mario Puzo. I loved it.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Katherine Narducci, Actor (Sopranos, Bronx Tale, etc.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"R.I.C.O. Entertainment, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034430193904,"sku":"9780982169629","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780982169629_p0.jpg?v=1763882916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780982169629","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}