A gangbuster of a novel! A historical monument for the ages! -Ironworks Publishing Co.Fleeing a murder charge in his native homeland of Palermo, Sicily, in Italy, young CarloGambino finds refuge in the United States of America. It is the Roaring Twenties, and NewYork is a melting pot of decadence and excess. As well as unprecedented violence. TheVolstead Act creates a new and booming black market for booze, one which gangsters of alldenominations seek to control. While Jewish and Irish gangsters carve out a nominal nichefor themselves in the liquor trade, the dominant players remain the Italian-American Mafia, also known as La Cosa Nostra.Carlo joins a Cosa Nostra crew run by his cousins, the Castellanos, who in turn work for arising Mafia upstart by the name of Charles Lucky Luciano. Carlo’s business smarts increasethe crew’s earnings substantially, garnering the attention of Lucky Luciano, who promotesCarlo, and takes the younger Gambino under his wing. But soon, Luciano, Gambino, and theirentire outfit find themselves in the middle of a brutal gang war between Salvatore Maranzanoand Joseph Joe the Boss Masseria, the current kingpins of the New York Mafia underworld.The bloody skirmish-dubbed the Castellammarese War-litters the streets of New York withdead bodies. Carlo must use all of his cunning, not only to stay alive, but also to go on theoffensive, as he helps Luciano devise a plan that will dethrone both Maranzano and Masseria, thereby putting an end to the Castellammarese War.But no sooner is this goal accomplished, than Carlo finds himself in another predicament.When Luciano is exiled back to Italy by the U.S. Government, a power vacuum is created inthe New York Mafia, one which forces Carlo to pit his wits against the likes of such stalwartmobsters as Albert The Lord High Executioner Anastasia, as well as the bloodthirsty VitoGenovese. Counted out by the rest of the mob due to his meek and silent nature, Gambinomust put his Machiavellian prowess on display, as he looks to rise to the top of the Cosa Nostrahierarchy, while also navigating the uncharted territories of newfound love and fatherhood.Gambino The Rise will hook readers from the first page to the very last, and its violent, colorful cast of characters will continue to enthrall the imagination of readers long after thebook has been put down. Strap in for this bumpy and brutal ride through America’s Age ofProhibition, where gangsters roamed free and lived by their own code of honor-and blood.All in the pursuit of the American Dream! Fashionably murderous; a dangerous, yet delightful, read. Had trouble putting this onedown! -The Why We Wear It Podc