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Title: Black Widow
Author: E. Duke Vincent
Narrator: Keith Szarabajka
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-19-13
Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
The acclaimed and endlessly entertaining novel about a Navy pilot, based on real events from the authors life.
Vinny Vesta, the hero of Mafia Summer, returns as a dashing Navy pilot in Fighter Squadron 176 in the late 1950s, living a glorious bachelors life. But a torrid affair with his copilots widow, Kat Pennington, pulls him away from his beloved all-night revels - and back into the family business. As Kats mafioso father tries to poison her new relationship, Vinny finds himself at the heart of a major Mafia feud.
A gripping pause resister that brings to life the decadent fighter pilot lifestyle, old-Hollywood grandeur, and the changing face of the New York Mob, Black Widow is a passionate love story and an unforgettable portrait of an era.
Members Reviews:
Too much romance
I loved Mafia Summer, but this book was over the top in the romance dept. Something that could be accomplished with saying that they met and had a great weekend, had a blow by blow account of their meeting and I really didn't care what they ate at the restaurants. It almost seemed like a different author wrote this book. I wouldn't recommend spending the money on this one.
Fun Read with Great Characters
I loved Vincent's first book, Mafia Summer, and was thrilled to find out he wrote a sequel.
The setting this time is the late fifties, an era he captures perfectly.
Vincent's hero, Vinnie, has left Little Italy and the mob behind (or so he thinks) and is now a fighter pilot based in Jacksonville, Florida. The flying scenes feel completely authentic (not surprising since Vincent was a fighter pilot) but so do the scenes of drinking and womanizing. It must have been a wonderful time to be a Naval Aviator.
The Black Widow turns out to be a smart, beautiful actress named Caitlin who Vinnie falls hopelessly in love with. The scenes between the two of them are hot, filled with sex and well, more sex.
Caitlin's father is a rich, powerful, mob connected lawyer who hates Navy pilots and vows to break them up.
But Daddy is not the only one with mob connections. Vinnie grew up on the streets and still considered to be part of the Family.
And this is where the book gets really interesting; mixing actual Mafia history (like the birth of Las Vegas) with Vinnie fighting to keep the lady he loves.
I really liked this book. Vincent deftly mixes action, humor, romance and suspense in a fast, fun read.
Kudos to E. Duke
An incredible look at 1957 America set against the adventures of a Navy fighter pilot. I read Vincent's first novel, Mafia Summer and was completely absorbed by the extraordinary characters and the portrayal of New York's Hell's Kitchen in 1950. He's done it again; seven years later in a story that brings us unforgettable looks at Havana in the days before Castro and Mob ruled Las Vegas in the days before it became a "family town." Once again the protagonist is Vinny Vesta; now Lt. Vincent Vesta, in a Jacksonville fighter squadron. What impressed me most was how Vincent drives the action forward with a beautiful love story that proceeds against impossible odds because her irrationally controlling father, who is a Mafia lawyer, is determined to keep them apart. An exceptional blend of background, characters and action that fascinated me from cover to cover. I give it five stars.
A real page turner.
I agree with best selling author Robert B.
