The Cold Hustle
(2026)(The second book in the Blood Ties: Rise of the Mafia series)
A novel by Chris Thorndycroft
It’s December 1916. Eighteen-year-old Salvatore Lucania is released from a Brooklyn penitentiary. Returning to his territory on the Lower East Side, the young hoodlum'''s mind is set on revenge.
But much has changed since Sal went inside, and the turf his gang once controlled is now in the hands of a rival group of Jewish hoods. As two mighty criminal minds join forces, history is made in this early chapter in the life of the man who will one day be known as ‘Lucky’ Luciano; godfather of the modern Mafia.
Based on true events, The Cold Hustle is an 18,000-word novella which continues the story of the American Mafia from its humble beginnings in the early 20th century.
Genre: Historical
But much has changed since Sal went inside, and the turf his gang once controlled is now in the hands of a rival group of Jewish hoods. As two mighty criminal minds join forces, history is made in this early chapter in the life of the man who will one day be known as ‘Lucky’ Luciano; godfather of the modern Mafia.
Based on true events, The Cold Hustle is an 18,000-word novella which continues the story of the American Mafia from its humble beginnings in the early 20th century.
Genre: Historical