Gangster

Love. Violence. Destiny. These powerful themes ricochet through Lorenzo Carcaterra's new novel like bullets from a machine gun. In gangster, he surpasses even his bestselling Sleepers to create a brutal and brilliant saga of American murder, forgiveness, and redemption. Born in the midst of tragedy [...]
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Love. Violence. Destiny. These powerful themes ricochet through Lorenzo Carcaterra's new novel like bullets from a machine gun. In gangster, he surpasses even his bestselling Sleepers to create a brutal and brilliant saga of American murder, forgiveness, and redemption. Born in the midst of tragedy and violence and raised in the shadow of a shocking secret, Angelo Vestieri chooses to flee both his past and his father to seek a second family—the criminals who preside over early 20th-century New York. His bloody rise from soldier to boss will lead him into ever more barbaric betrayals...until he meets an abandoned boy who needs a parent as much as protection.A sweeping panoramic with riveting characters, Gangster travels through the time of godfathers and goodfellas and to our own world of suburban Sopranos. But this is more than just an authentic chronicle of crime. Setting a new standard for this acclaimed author, Gangster is a compassionate portrait of one man's fight against his fate—and an unforgettable epic of a family, a city, a century.
About the Author:
Lorenzo Caracterra is the author of the memoir A Safe Place and the New York Times bestsellers Sleepers and Apaches. He has written scripts for movies and television and is currently at work on his next novel.