Johnny Rico

In her second book, JOHNNY RICO, author Mary Ellen Lisciandra continues the saga of notorious mobster, John "Mad Dog" Michaels. It picks up after Mad Dog was gunned down by his rivals, leaving behind a young son, John Brennan Michaels.

A student at a prestigious college just outside Milwaukee, John Brennan is constantly harassed by his fellow students and teachers about his nefarious father. His is forced to fight – both literally and figuratively – the demons that haunt him. He suffers through the taunts and ridicule, and struggles to cope with the loss of a father whom he truly loved.

After being expelled from his school, he convinces himself that it is his duty to bring restoration and honor to his family’s name; and to bring closure to the grief that both he and his mother are suffering. He sets out searching for answers and looking for retribution, along with a retired cop and a crusading DA. The three of them devise a plan to rid Milwaukee of its mob influence.

JOHNNY RICO delves into his quest to bring his father’s murderers to justice. Along the way he finds a Milwaukee filled with monstrous gangsters and crooked cops. In his fight against organized crime, he learns that honor can only be restored by way of revenge. Revenge, however, can be a tricky game; because whenever you are fighting evil, you must see to it that, in the process, you do not become evil yourself.

Lisciandra’s new book -- filled with the suspense, intrigue, and violence that dominated the golden era of the 1930s – promises to keep readers spellbound.