Gino Ranno

Lucho Gonzales, a drug dealer from Colombia with a penchant for sex and murder, has no friends- only the wild companionship of a few psychotic men who dare to do his dirty work, and a family too scared of his temper to do anything else. When Gino and his on-again, off-again girlfriend Lisa cross paths with Lucho, they inwittingly upset the balance of crime. The result: Kidnapping, rape, and murder. The Colombians may be dangerous, but when it comes to family, the New York mob draws a line in the sand. Winner takes all.

The Bronx streets are getting increasingly narrow as different nationalities of mob families are fighting for more than their fair share of illegal, money-making activities. First, Gino had to stand down Colombian drug lords, then Albanians, and now Russians, who think they can muscle their way into Gino's territory in a high stakes GAME OF PAWNS.

Escaping prostitution, Suzie Ping now runs her own global, human trafficking business, which stretches from China to Chinatown in NYC. Cold-blooded killer Danny Chu runs Chinatown with his Flying Dragons gang and Suzie pays him for protection. When Suzie strikes up a love affair with Danny's #1 enemy, Gino Ranno, Don of the biggest Italian crime family in NYC, Danny schemes a plan to blackmail Suzie into poisoning Gino, leaving the Chinese full control of all illegal business dealings on the streets, including the gambling, drug, and construction business, which would mean millions upon millions of dollars to his people. Danny had vowed to his grandparents he would right the wrong from many years past when the Chinese were EXCLUDED from obtaining work in America. Is Suzie's Chinese heritage and loyalty to her family back home stronger than her love for Gino, or will this West Side Story type of romance end Gino's life?

The head of the biggest NYC crime family, Carmine Miceli, Jr., is taken in on racketeering charges. His lifelong friend, Gino Ranno, is forced to become the head of the family he has so desperately tried to keep at arm's length in this third book of Louis Romano's Gino Ranno mob series (FISH FARM, BESA). The first order of business: The Russian mob. Infringing on the illegal profits made on the streets through prostitution, insurance scams, and the drug world, the Russians are also engaged in harvesting young female body parts through surgeons who are secretly on their payroll to be sold onto the black market to the highest bidder. As Gino and the Albanian mafia join forces to end these brutal murders, a well-to-do American family finds themselves in a quandary when their college-aged son is in desperate need of a kidney transplant, and they are offered one for a price. How far will they go to save their son? Drawn into their high-stakes game... A GAME OF PAWNS ... Gino soon comes to the heart-pounding realization that his life and a slew of people he's known for years are dependent upon him to keep them safe, and any of his decisions now will determine whether he, his friends, and associates live or die. The Gino Ranno series: The streets of NYC are getting increasingly narrow as the different nationalities of mob families want more than their fair share of illegal, money-making activities. In FISH FARM, it was the mafia vs. the Colombian drug lords. In the 5-time award-winning BESA, the Albanians start an inner mob war when one of their own is shot during a drug deal gone bad, and now the Russians, who think they can muscle their way into Gino's backyard. Louis Romano's extensive hands-on research for GAME OF PAWNS has been compared to a Patricia Cornwell novel for its accuracy.

The tough streets of The Bronx, NY, bring the Albanian's highest code of honor and loyalty, their BESA, to town. The pride has made their clans fearless fighters for centuries, and in the murky, underground world of the city streets, that code has made the "Sons of the Eagle" a powerhouse over the last forty years. When one of their own is killed, the Albanians stop at nothing in their quest for bloody revenge. Enter Gino Ranno, uncle to the accused killer, with "connections" of his own to an Italian NY mafia family. With no choice but to enter the fray, it is up to him to expose the truth and defend the honor of his own family before more blood is splattered. Very short: The Bronx Underworld: Italian mafia vs Albanian mob. When one of their own is killed, the Albanians stop at nothing in their quest for an act of bloody revenge. Gino Ranno, uncle to the accused killer, with "connections" to an Italian NY mafia family, has no choice but to enter the fray. Can he expose the truth before more blood is splattered? It is an intriguing story that will keep you reading: a thriller, crime fiction, and revenge...

Escaping prostitution, Suzie Ping now runs her own global human trafficking business, which stretches from China to Chinatown in NYC. Cold-blooded killer Danny Chu runs Chinatown with his Flying Dragons gang, and Suzie pays him for protection. When Suzie strikes up a love affair with Danny's #1 enemy, Gino Ranno, Don of the biggest Italian crime family in NYC, Danny schemes a plan to blackmail Suzie into poisoning Gino, leaving the Chinese full control of all illegal business dealings on the streets, including the gambling, drug, and construction business which would mean millions upon millions of dollars to his people. Danny had vowed to his grandparents he would right the wrong from many years past when the Chinese were EXCLUDED from obtaining work in America. Is Suzie's Chinese heritage and loyalty to her family back home stronger than her love for Gino, or will this West Side Story type of romance end Gino's life?

Lucho Gonzales, a drug dealer from Colombia with a penchant for sex and murder, has no friends- only the wild companionship of a few psychotic men who dare to do his dirty work and a family too scared of his temper to do anything else. When Gino and his on-again, off-again girlfriend Lisa cross paths with Lucho, they unwittingly upset the balance of crime. The result: Kidnapping, rape, and murder. The Colombians may be dangerous, but the New York mob draws a line in the sand when it comes to family. The winner takes all.