A Quiet Vendetta

When Catherine Ducane disappears in the heart of New Orleans the local copsreact rapidly she is the daughter of the Governor of Louisiana after all. Butthe cas... » 

When Catherine Ducane disappears in the heart of New Orleans the local copsreact rapidly she is the daughter of the Governor of Louisiana after all. Butthe case gets very strange very quickly. Her bodyguard turns up horriblymutilated in the trunk of a beautiful vintage car and when her kidnapper callshe doesnt want money he wants time alone with Ray Hartmann who works for aWashingtonbased organised crime task force. All Ray wants to do is get thisover with quickly and go home to try and repair his broken marriage. Insteadhe must listen to the mysterious kidnapper an elderly Cuban named ErnestoPerez who wants to tell him his life story. Its only when he realises thatErnesto has been a brutal hitman for the Mob since the 1950s that things startto come together. But by the time the pieces fall into place its already toolate...A Quiet Vendetta is both the epic novel of one mans life in theItalian Mafia a story that ranges from Cuba to Las Vegas and from LA toChicago and equally a powerful thriller of rage love and loss.When Catherine Ducane disappears in the heart of New Orleans the local cops react rapidly she is the daughter of the Governor of Louisiana after all. But the case gets very strange very quickly. Her bodyguard turns up dead in the trunk of a car and when the kidnapper calls he doesnt want money he wants time alone with Washington Organised Crime Investigator Ray Hartmann. «