ABOUT THE BOOK

It's 1975. Don Vittorio Tucci, head of the Detroit mob, lies on his deathbed as his family and associates secretly jockey for power. Meanwhile, his grandson Bobby Tucci - just an ordinary college student and rock musician, who has, until now, steered clear of the family business - is drawn into the middle of a power play among the Don's hot-headed first lieutenant, his consigliere, and Bobby's own mother - who has designs on being the first woman to lead a major crime family. It seems simple. His grandfather promises him a $40 million pay-day if he'll just stay around for a while, lending some stability as the next rightful heir to the Family. But there's a little complication. He's going to have to "make his bones" - prove himself to the Family. His assignment? Kill Jimmy Hoffa.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

'Whacking Jimmy is a seventies flashback, Mafia style - a classic caper built around one of the greatest unsolved crimes in history. It is a hip, hilarious thriller for readers of Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard' - CrimeTime

'Original and hilarious' - Publishers Weekly