Some Saints Sin (ePub)

Corona, Queens, in the 50s to 70s was a place where law-abiding families co-existed with Families of a different Kind. The Made men donated time and money to benefit the neighborhood but the average person didn't ask a Made man what he did for a living. If the question was actually answered, it could make him an accessory. Frankie Tancredi ran two successful operations and employed many local men who in turn supported their respective families. However, you either worked in his four-star restaurant or you were a member of one of his crews. Frankie wore two hats, but never both at the same time. Santo Cavelli and Vinnie Calzaretta were born in the 60s and growing up in Corona gave the two a familiarity with Made men and police officers. They were heavily involved with Frankie's second unspoken enterprise, rising from taking bets to rearranging kneecaps. When a bullet whizzes past Santo, courtesy of a rival gang, he realizes he has to get into another line of work because his current retirement plan is not so nice. In a quirk of fate, Santo enters the police academy and became an decorated Detective First Grade. Vinnie Calzaretta also rises in his chosen field, achieving his personal goal of becoming a Made man. Santo enjoys being an undercover police officer, the danger is an aphrodisiac, but the endless wave of drug dealers and killers starts to take its toll and he is reverting back to the edgy person he was when he worked as a member of Tancredi's crew. Now in his mid-thirties, Santo meets the girl of his dreams after thinking that he would remain single for his entire life. They fall madly in love and plan a life together. But tragedy strikes when his future wife gets shot in a cross fire by one of Vinnie's thugs. In the following months, Santo becomes depressed but eventually reverts back to his teenage persona and becomes a hard-edged vigilante bent on retribution. The boyhood bonds are strong, but faltering.