Thy Father's Son — Leo Rutman

A former champion boxer is drawn into a deadly Mafia war amidst the Cuban Missile Crisis in this gripping crime thriller.

New York City, October 1962: As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war, a vicious drug battle consumes the Mafia. Davey Rossi, a former lightweight champion and son of don Vince Rossi, finds himself at the center of the conflict. While training for his comeback to regain the title, Davey uncovers a devastating secret from his father and uncle Johnny's past -- a betrayal that fractured the Rossi family and entangled them in the long-buried feuds between Jewish and Italian gangsters of the 1920s and '30s.

Desperate for answers, Davey is forced to confront the violent life he tried to escape. Navigating a treacherous landscape of cunning mobsters, he seeks out Dolly Irving, an elusive 1920s stage star who holds the key to the mystery. As Davey falls for the beautiful tax attorney Julie Alpert, her hidden motives threaten to bring down the entire Rossi empire.

Set against the backdrop of the Kennedy brothers' relentless pursuit of the Mob, Thy Father's Son is a riveting crime thriller of family loyalty, redemption, and the inescapable sins of the past that can only be absolved through vengeance.