Publisher's Synopsis
Business and honor go hand-in-hand for humble Sicilian businessman Pete Carissimo, but one fateful night he discovers that the two can clash in the worst ways. When he stumbles upon the infamous "Lucky" Luciano, beaten and left for dead, Pete saves the man's life. In doing so, he earns the mobster's undying gratitude and Lucky doesn't take his debts lightly. Pete, a well-respected, aspiring politician, is quickly drawn into a business opportunity he simply can't refuse. As the money starts to roll in, the lines between the good guys and the bad guys begin to blur. Soon Pete's conscience is in jeopardy, as well as his safety. He's no gangster - he never wanted to be - but when dangerous enemies threaten all he holds dear, Pete is forced to pull off an impossible con on the men who wrote the book on deception or die trying. Caught up in a high-stakes underworld he's desperate to escape, Pete must decide if right and wrong are as different as he thought they were.
