F Della Notte

Descent Into Hell F Della Notte

The year is 1945. Buddy comes back from fighting Nazis and becomes a cop to fight crime. In his first undercover assignment to break up a weapons and diamond smuggling operation, things go disastrously wrong. Buddy finds he's on a personal collision course with mob boss Gaetano Manzone, when he discovers the identity of Manzone's love interest -Buddy's sister, Lena. After a fellow cop on the team is murdered and a note is left on his body, Buddy is desperate to convince Lena that she's being used. Can Buddy save Lena and break up the operation? Or Will Lena's life be forfeit? There is more than life and death at stake in this game where family and community ties are strong, blood calls for blood and the mob never forgets. REVIEWS: SPR EDITORIAL REVIEW: "Della Notte opens a door to the rich traditions of old New York in Descent Into Hell, a captivating new novel about the Italian-American experience and the bonds that link us all. Descent Into Hell is a well-balanced character study with plenty of action, humor, and surprising turns, and a fiery, New York slice of life." "A crime thriller filled with twists and turns.""A must-read thriller." "Perfectly plotted, well-paced, and full of surprises."