The strange death of Father Candy
Subtitle: a suspense novel
By: Les Roberts
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780312566333
Subjects: Family secrets; Italian Americans; Fiction
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.--From front jacket flap.
Notes: "A Thomas Dunne book."