''butchie'‪'‬

PEABODY, Mass. (Release Date TBD) In the grand manner of Mario Puzos The Godfather, BUTCHIE, a novel by Anthony C. Tripari, will draw readers into a complex labyrinth of crime, revenge and retribution. This literary foray into the mafia underworld is the thrilling follow-up to the events in Triparis previous book, Fast Ball.

Dante Panarelli, a player and a pawn in a sinister game of power, is killed in a motorboat explosion. The suspicious circumstances that surrounded his death left room for doubt among those he left behind. Was it an accident? Or was it a well-executed murder? Dantes uncle, Bruno Panarelli, will do anything to find out; even seek the help of Giulio Butchie Frischetti, a close friend of the Panarelli family. Intimidating and clever, Butchie is a made man who has carved his niche within Boston crime circles; leaving a trail of blood in his rise to power. Together they pick up the pieces of the puzzle behind Dantes untimely death but they must do so with extreme caution if they want to remain on top of their game.

Roiling on a narrative that is riddled with unexpected dangers and twists, "BUTCHIE" will absorb readers into a shady world governed by crime families; a world reeking with treason and where the laws of the game are constantly broken and changed. Once started, this novel will be hard to put down.