It’s usually when you feel like you have it all that it all threatens to crash down. That’s what happens to Stefano Caruso when his steadfast morals and strict work ethic have earned him the top spot at the corporation his father and grandfather built. He is living the life you’d expect of a handsome and successful legacy magnate. Until the day an unexpected visitor delivers shocking news, and Caruso’s prized moral fiber is tested.

In The Don of Siracusa [Friesen Press] by Sean Rea, Caruso is forced to decide if the Italian Mafia his family fled is his only ally against the corrupt business partners he’d always thought he could trust. The simple set of rules and morals that govern the Mafia’s philosophies and businesses have great appeal for Caruso, and he quickly becomes entangled in that world. When blood is spilled, the scrupulously honest Caruso finds himself at the center of a story of big business, violence, and betrayal.