Sean Hanlon is a middle-class Irish kid growing up on Chicago's tough south side. His best friend  Nick Catalano has a father in the mafia. Nick is a hothead which Sean must protect. One night Nick went to far and nearly started a mob war between two family's. Seans rescue bring him to the attention of Angelo Girodano the head of Chicago's southside mafia family. The two develope a friendship. Angelo decides they can use the "Irish kid." He pays Sean's way through college and law school. After graduating from law school, he ends up representing the mob. What starts as a good life takes a turn, and he begins to hate his existence. Tragedy strikes, and he seeks revenge; death is the only  way out.

                                           About the Author

 

I am from Michigan. Born and raised during the 1950s and 1960s. I was an avid reader, enjoying everything from westerns to crime novels. After graduating  high school, I started attending a local community college. It was during the time I was hired by a local police department police cadet, a civilian employee. At twentyone, I was promoted to police officer. I would spend the next twenty-eight years with the department. I worked in the patrol section for the first five years. After that I spent time working as an undercover narcotics investigator. I  worked as crime scene technician from there I went to our investigations bureau. For the next fourteen years I remained a criminal investigator. During that time I was promoted to sergeant and then lieutenant.

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Once I retired I began to write short stories. I had always enjoyed writing but with work it was impossible.

 

This book is partially based on my personal life and professional life. There are actual events mixed in. It is up to you to figure out what is real and what is fiction. If I have done my job, you will never know.

 

  Enjoy the book. I promise the follow up book will be ten times better. 

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