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What kind of thief breaks into a bakery, leaves the money behind, and steals every cannoli? The glass is scarred with claw marks. The oven doors are damaged from the inside. No one can explain how the intruder entered—or why the Carter name keeps appearing across books, television screens, shipping records, old property files, and one impossible performance at Bellucci Mansion. Vinny Bellucci knows coincidence is usually just information nobody has organized yet. Downstairs, he runs the Bellucci organization with patience, surveillance, leverage, and one rule: Less bodies. Less attention. But this threat does not move like an ordinary criminal operation. It travels through food, history, performance, publishing, and old New Orleans architecture—leaving behind just enough evidence to suggest that something buried beneath the city has started recognizing names again. As the Five Families trace the pattern from Springfield to Saint Charles Avenue, Vinny must determine whether the clawed intruder is hunting New Orleans… or trying to protect it. BELLUCCI’S BARTER WITH THE CARTER BROS. OF NEW ORLEANS An adult New Orleans Italian-mafia psychological suspense thriller filled with hidden family records, supernatural pressure, stolen recipes, Southern Gothic history, and the dangerous three quarters of the city the public was never meant to see. 📚 Written by Valeri Caronna 🔗
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Kristin: Eine fantastische Geschichte, überraschend bis zum Ende, wo alle Fäden zusammen laufen❤️ Richtig schön geschrieben und auch noch eine eigene Sprache erfunden. Mega 🤩 Ich bin froh, dass ich meine Muttersprache einigermaßen beherrsche und hier wird mal eben einen neue Sprache aus dem Ärmel geschüttel...
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Miriam: Ich finde deine Bücher einfach Klasse! Von der ersten bis zur letzten Zeile spannend und gefühlvoll geschrieben
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sarah: Only thing i found hard with this story was that she was working for fbi then became mafia kings woman. Even so still great story
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Ind2026: So far the storyline is quite engaging..but the problem is I was expecting all the details put in the summary without money background. But both the lead characters are from big money which is again and again reinforced in initial chapters, which kind of makes me to lost interest. Money itself can c...
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Nyx Nightshade Erotica: This is the second mind blowing boom ive found in as many days centered around an autistic main character (and tbf i'd really like to say characters plural even though only one is confirmed but there are 15 plants named mr. Whiskers at the very least the second lead is neurospicy) and I am freaking ...
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Sandra: I absolutely loved this story. It was so lighthearted and serious at the same time.
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dariwhon: Loved reading this book. Engaging plot, great characters and good writing.
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Annelize Zimmermann: I like everything about this book, and the fact that it is not a long story
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