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447: 326:, the narrative tracks the rise of the famed mob boss from a simple Italian immigrant to the most powerful man of Manhattan's underworld, when a ten-year-old Gabe, by chance, walks into Vestieri's bar. Vestieri takes the boy under his wing and ushers him into the world of organized crime. Gabe learns what it takes to rule an empire with his mentor, yet when the time comes for Gabe to take over Angelo's operation, he refuses, choosing a normal life despite his deep love for Vestieri. 380: 32: 148: 527: 498: 431: 314:, published in 2001, narrating the life of Angelo Vestieri from the early 20th Century until his death, and his rise to power in the New York City underworld. 446: 322:
The novel opens in 1996 as Gabe, now middle-aged, keeps watch over an old Angelo Vestieri on his hospital deathbed. Slipping back in time to the
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Lorenzo Carcaterra
English
Novel
Ballantine Books
United States
Hardback
Paperback
ISBN
978-0-345-42529-4
OCLC
50325909
LC Class
Street Boys
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Lorenzo Carcaterra

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