As I was coming to the end of this of this book, I was considering things i wanted to put in my review. I was going to write that it was a pretty good read but there were parts that were a little far-fetched but hey what do you expect from a work of fiction. But upon further review I realized that was not a work of fiction but real to life, I even did some looking around the internet on the history of the author and his family. The author tells the history of his prominent family who resided right along the Mexican American border between San Diego and Tijuana. The authors Great grandfather and Grandfather brought the family to prominence with starting of a customs exchange that handled a lot of the items that come into Mexico. This family was not involved in criminal activity they may cut a corner or two to solidify a business relationship but nothing to serious, they had a stellar reputation.
But things change when the authors mother meets El Italiano who ends up with a eunique opportunity that brings him to San Diego. The authors father decides to open a high-end Italian clothing store in Tijuana that catered to the well to do. The author's father is always looking for a way to make lots of money and he does not care how he gets there. Alot of this story is the conflict that is taking place between the authors father and grandfather as the grandfather knows he is no good. The many exploits that the authors fathers get in and drags his family through including getting tied with at least one cartel. You will think this has to be a work of fiction too. I wonder if someone will ever make a movie of this it was a interesting read.

Pesos, written by Pietro La Greca Junior, is an honest, no holds barred account of his family's dealings, both legal and illegal, with businessmen, highly visible Mexican politicians, and well known drug cartel warlords along the Mexican border, in Mexico itself and the US. The were living the fast, wealthy life, and finally fell apart from his father's destruction of not only the family's fortunes but also the family itself.