Robert "Bobby" Valentine is relaxing at his home when his daughter brings him his favourite donuts and espresso. Lynn was intrigued by his stories about The Starlight Club — and she wants to know more — she is eager to learn whatever he will share with her...
Big Red Fortunanto, Trenchie, Tarzan and Moose are back... Red takes an interest in Swifty and his career... The Grand Ballroom of The Starlight Club gets a new makeover by Angelo... Columbia Pictures studio head, Larry Bernstein is being blackmailed, but he cannot trust anyone in Hollywood... Swifty gets drafted and is selected for the Army's boxing team where he meets Gonzo, a heavyweight boxer... They are stationed in Japan where they meet up with Henri Valesques (the man Swifty fought three times and all three bouts were ruled a draw)... After serving two years in the Army, the men were discharged and they head to Queens... When the Gallos became part of the Genovese family, Tarzan bought the Gallo vending machine route and he joined Red's organisation... Red was generous and took care of his men... Vice–President and Chief Council to Columbia Pictures, John A. Morgenstein meets with Big Red and comes away with protection... Everyone in Red’s mob knew how he felt about taking advantage of someone because of who they were — Red always paid his own way... Detroit learns a lesson the hard way about doing business in someone else's territory after being warned off... In order to prevent a war, Red makes a telephone call... Angelo Torelli was judge and jury and his decision was final — no appeals, no retrials... Bernstein, Morgenstein and Red reach an agreement... Swifty and The Starlight Club go Hollywood...
There were a few formatting problems with the book, but not enough to annoy me or interrupt my reading. Thank you for sharing your stories with readers, Mr. Corso. I am a new fan looking forward to the rest of this series!
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"old style business –a hand shake and your honor"
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another wonderful book. they just never stop bringing back memories
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