Salt & Pepper Man
by Charles Puccia
read by Austin Rising
Part 5 of the Vinnie Briggs Mystery/Thriller series
Vinnie Briggs went to Sicily for love. Instead, he found murder. Salt & Pepper Man is an excursion into betrayal and what seems like a lost cause. A chance meeting of a former high school best friend causes Vinnie Briggs' Sicilian vacation to fall apart even before he checks into his hotel. One friend asks for a "simple" favor, the other dies. Vinnie knows it's a bad idea to get involved, yet he can't refuse. He's asked to link the Brooklyn mob to human trafficking in Sicilian refugee camps. The favor brings complications. The body count grows. And on top of it all, a youthful bodybuilder seduces Vinnie's husband. If he fails, fatal consequences will follow, and not only for him.