About This Book
Ava O'Neil, daughter of a murderer, grew up within the embrace of New York City's most infamous Irish gang, The Westies. Her father was the Roofer, named for his penchant for throwing enemies from the rooftops of Hell's Kitchen tenements. Raised by her father and two members of his crew, Ava and her unstable brother, Tom, witnessed events of violence and torment, as well as moments of loyalty and dignity.
When journalist Jack Casey comes looking for Ava, determined to profile her father in a magazine article -- and to uncover the trail of a cold-case murder -- Ava is equally determined to keep her family's darkest secrets hidden. But when the article is published, she is shocked by the impact of seeing the life she accepted as normal committed to public scrutiny. And then Hollywood's most famous director of mob movies decides to base a film on the Roofer's life. Suddenly gangsters and thugs are interacting with Hollywood's A-list.
Caught up in this world, Ava finds herself in an intense love affair with the lead actor from the movie.Yet their relationship, taking them from New York City to Las Vegas to Los Angeles, is threatened by another murder from the past, far more twisted than anything on film. Ava knows that the secrets will either destroy her or free her and, either way, they will cost her almost everything.
Now, at her father's funeral, Ava O'Neil begins to face the demons that have defined her life...
