Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A first Printing of the First Edition that has a dent to the upper corner, else Fine in a Fine dust-jacket.

The novel tells the story of two brothers, Giuseppe and Vincenzo, who are forced to flee their home in Sicily during World War II. The brothers end up in New York City, where they must learn to survive in a new and strange world. Giuseppe is the stoic elder brother, while Vincenzo is the impulsive and restless younger brother. The brothers are eventually able to find work and support themselves, but their lives are never easy. They are constantly on the run from the mobsters and other thugs that populate New York City in the 1940s. Cold Hands is a well-written and suspenseful thriller that will keep readers hooked until the end.; 8vo; 344 pages.