The DeTestables

The last thing in the world that fifteen-year-old Matt “Bean” Casale wants is to be on Tony Testa’s hit list. A bully of renown and heft—he is a real bruiser-boy—Testa and his entourage invariably mean business on the streets of Kingsbridge in the Bronx. With “The DeTestables”—as they have been so aptly dubbed—on the warpath, the winter of 1978 will prove to be more than just a cold and snowy one for Bean and the myriad players—wanted and unwanted—in his life. The DeTestables is an intriguing short story from a colorful snapshot in time. It is a prequel to the author’s first novel: Cream Sam Summer.