Convinced that the American partner of an Albanian mafia organization has murdered her friend, Shy enlists the aid of another friend, Ryder, to maintain the fragile peace while she delves further into her investigation.

"Growing up in South Boston, Sean Scott Hicks was running jobs for the Irish mob before his voice changed. Mistreated by his drug-addled mother, Hicks found sanctuary with his adoptive family of felonious uncles -- known to law enforcement officials as the Winter Hill Gang. These crooks knew where all the bodies were buried -- because they'd done the burying -- but they also looked out for young Sean. Even the notorious gangster known worldwide as...

Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

"Yuri has abandoned her family and friends to be with Oya, the man she loves. But just as it seems the star-crossed pair have managed to achieve their happily ever after, Oya's mother thwarts their plans. Deeming Yuri an unsuitable partner for a yakuza, she demands that Oya enter into an arranged marriage instead. Can Oya and Yuri overcome the objections of the Oya syndicate's absolute authority?"--