| The Strange Death of Father Candy Contributor(s): Roberts, Les (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312566336 ISBN-13: 9780312566333 Publisher: Minotaur Books OUR PRICE: $33.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011026225 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" (1.10 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Ethnic Orientation - Italian - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vietnam veteran Dominick Candiotti has been long estranged from his family. His late parents were close to the ruling mob clan in Youngstown, his sister was a bad-tempered and dissatisfied nag, and his middle brother was a corruptible police lieutenant. But in 1985, their oldest brother Richard Candiotti---beloved by every Italian Catholic in Youngstown as Father Candy---dies, and Dominick returns home for the funeral. Dominick is greatly disturbed by Richard's death, which has been ruled a suicide. Dissatisfied with this answer, he sets out to find the truth, revealing secrets and coming face-to-face with brutality and violence. Award-winning author Les Roberts pens a riveting and moving tale about walking the fragile tightrope between love and hatred. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Les: - Les Roberts, a native Chicagoan, lives in his adopted hometown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He moved there from Hollywood, where, among other things, he was the producer of The Hollywood Squares. Past president of the Private Eye Writers of America, Roberts won the initial St. Martin's Press/PWA Best First Private Eye Novel Contest in 1986. |