The Family Business A series of curated confessions. No authorisation requested.
The Files
The Family Business is a series of standalone, darkly comic novellas — each one a confession, a contingency file, or a playbook in disguise. These stories unfold through found documents, encrypted notes, and the reluctant involvement of one man: Leo Ormonde.
There is no hero.
Just good paper, bad timing, and the occasional cannoli.
‘Power doesn’t always shout. Sometimes it signs the ledger. Sometimes it sends a goat.’
Luca’s Lost Page
Free PDF Download: This page was found wedged behind a clay workshop flyer at the Brooklyn Arts Centre. It contains:
- Chair-related stress
- A goat (possibly metaphorical)
- Dario, delivering motivational speeches without permission
Includes coffee stains, mild panic, and a free therapist recommendation.
Filed under: “Emotional Escalation: Early Stage”.
Recovered by Leo Ormonde. Released against better judgement.
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Lost, stained and slightly afraid, just like Luca
Diary of a Reluctant Mafia Boss The Family Business - Book One
A dark, funny novella about family, panic and organised crime found and edited by Leo Ormonde
Polite, Bookish, Accidentally in charge of organised crime.
Luca Moretti didn’t want the job.
But his uncle’s dead, his neighborhood needs a boss, and the guy next in line once tried to unionise extortion.
A diary of survival, marinara and mild psychological collapse.
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Memoirs of the Real Gianna Ricci The Family Business - Book Two
A fragmented archive of power, precision and unsent letters compiled and edited by Leo Ormonde
Power flows through the structure she designed: deliberate, seamless, unacknowledged.
Gianna Ricci built an empire out of silence.
Part memoir. Part manual. Part farewell.
Nothing explained. Everything arranged.
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Marco Ricci: Curated Works & Selected Truths
Marco Ricci owns a gallery in Florence and a curated self-image.
He claims this book is not a memoir. He also chose the font.
Compiled reluctantly by Leo Ormonde.
COMING SOON
The Red Lunchbox
Frankie Marlowe runs a school PTA and a criminal network.
She’s warm, funny, terrifying, and just sent Leo a red plastic lunchbox filled with insurance.
Not a goodbye.
Just in case.
COMING SOON
Mini Series Timeline
Luca’s file arrived first.
Marco emailed Leo directly.
Gianna’s was already archived
Frankie used a lunchbox.
Meet the Editor: Leo Ormonde
Compiler. Archivist. Occasional witness.
Leo never meant to become the custodian of these files. The stories arrive unrequested, often unreadable, always dangerous. He edits what makes sense. He signs off the same way every time:
Just the Editor.
Case Files Received.
More Expected.
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