A Man Like Me

In the quiet hill town of Pisticci, everyone knows his name.

To some, he's the polite young man who never forgets to visit the neighborhood café, who greets old friends with a smile, and who still has a weakness for La Bianca and dark coffee. To others, he's a man whose reputation is spoken in lowered voices-a man born into a world where loyalty is everything and betrayal is paid for in blood.

As old rivalries awaken and the weight of family expectations grows heavier, he finds himself walking a dangerous line between the life he cherishes and the one he was destined to inherit. Every choice threatens the people he loves, and every act of mercy is seen as weakness.

Because in Pisticci, kindness is remembered.

But so is fear.

A richly atmospheric tale of family, tradition, loyalty, and organized crime, this novel explores what happens when the most dangerous man in the room still longs for the simple comforts of home-and whether redemption is possible for someone who believes he is one of the reasons the world isn't a kind place.