Virgin Heat

Shames, Laurence

ISBN 10: 1559274158 ISBN 13: 9781559274159

Publisher: Macmillan Audio, 1997

Synopsis

Ex-mobster Sal Martucci abandons the Federal Witness Protection Program and heads to Key West, where his comfortable life as a bartender and small-time racketeer comes to an end when a mafioso's daughter discovers his identity.

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Review:

Meet Angelina Amaro, the star-crossed daughter of Mafia capo Paul Amaro. For ten long years virginal Angelina has been carrying a secret torch for the stool pigeon who betrayed her father to the cops in exchange for a spot in the Witness Protection Program. When she recognizes her beloved's hands mixing drinks in a relative's Key West vacation video, Angelina stops pining and starts planning her escape from her family and reunion with her man Sal, who now goes by the name of Ziggy Maxx. Naturally, the course of true love never did run smoothly, and it isn't long before Papa is on her trail with hilarious results.

Playing the Mafia for laughs is a novel idea, and it works quite well in Laurence Shames' fifth book, Virgin Heat. In Angelina, Mr. Shames has found a sympathetic heroine, and in his collection of undercover cops, cross-dressing mafiosi, vengeful hit men, and long-suffering wives, he has created a memorable cast of supporting characters.

About the Author:

Laurence Shames hasn’t done a real day’s work in thirty years. Instead, he’s written eight Key West novels, ghosted three bestsellers, and penned several books of non-fiction, as well as assorted screenplays, essays, and criticism. His writing has been translated into many languages he cannot read. Formerly the “Ethics” columnist for Esquire, he lives in Southern California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1559274158
• ISBN 13: 9781559274159
• Binding: Audio Cassette