Laurence Shames

New York mobster Vincente Delgatto goes to Florida to mourn the death of his wife. While in the sun he hires a journalist to ghostwrite his memoirs. The novel chronicles the reaction of his acquaintances to news that he is about to spill secrets. From the mob to the FBI, everyone is in a panic.

Phoebe has the modest dream of owning a Sno-Cone truck at the beach in Key West. Her would-be boyfriend, Nicky, also dreams small. All he wants is a decent gig as a guitar player in a bar, but they run afoul of a sleazy local cheat, a Miami gangster desperate to stay in business, and a murderous Cuban smuggler looking for a fall guy. They'll need a kind of smarts and chutzpah they never knew they had in order to keep their hopes, and themselves, alive....

Meg and Peter Kaplan soon discover that their Key West house swap is a panic attack waiting to happen instead of a dream come true.