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November 2011
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Featuring: Billy βBebeβ Marsala; Leo Bell; Sal Benno
275 pages ISBN: 1612181376 EAN: 9781612181370 Kindle: B005DXOMNA Paperback / e-Book
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Jim Fusilliβs new novel takes place in the years surrounding World War II in the dangerous immigrant neighborhood of Narrows Gate, overlooking the Hudson River, where anything can happenβand it usually does. Sal Benno is a neighborhood kid who doesnβt take to school but is able to provide the favors the Mafia needs, a skill that brings him into their inner circle and closer to ultimate danger. His lifelong friend Leo Bell sticks by Sal through thick and thin, but harbors a dangerous secret that could either keep Sal aliveβor bring his life to an abrupt end. In the middle of it is Billy βBebeβ Marsala, a hugely popular and handsome crooner who becomes a pawn in a mob war that could destroy them all. A novel that rekindles the spirit of such groundbreaking works as Mario Puzoβs The Godfather and Budd Schulbergβs On the Waterfront, Narrows Gate is a powerful, epic saga that captures the heart of the immigrant experienceβand the soul of America.
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