Diary of a Reluctant Mafia Boss The Family Business - Book One
A novella by Leo Ormonde
Polite, Bookish, Accidentally in charge of organised crime.
A reluctant mob boss. A Sicilian wedding. And one very inconvenient bookshop.
The Story
‘The goat is back. Or a goat. I didn’t check the ID.’
Luca Moretti didn’t ask to inherit the family business.
He just wanted to bake bread, run a community arts centre, and keep his therapist from asking too many questions.
Unfortunately, the wedding of the year is calling him back to Sicily and with it, a tangled web of secrets, expectations, and Gianna Ricci.
Told through diary entries, redacted therapist notes, and acts of quiet rebellion, Diary of a Reluctant Mafia Boss is a darkly funny, unexpectedly tender novella about loyalty, panic attacks, and trying to politely exit organised crime.
No goats were harmed in the making of this breakdown.
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‘If anxiety were an art form, this would be its masterpiece’
– The Underworld Review
‘Chilling, charming, carb-loaded.’
– Mafia Digest
‘Powerful. Raw. Slightly allergic to pigeons.’
– Nonna’s Hairstyles Monthly
‘I’m just here for the biscuit crumbs.’
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‘Finally, a mafia story with decent snacks.’
– Mafia Digest
‘This book made me feel less alone. And more hungry’
– Confessions Quarterly
‘Emotionally fragile. Would hug again.’
– Brooklyn Zoo Quarterly
Meet the Editor
Leo Ormond is the supposed editor of The Family Business series, compiling discovered documents, unpublished journals, and other things people definitely didn’t want published. His notes, edits, and theories appear throughout the series.
“I found the diary wedged behind a filing cabinet, in a box marked ‘Holiday Decorations and Emergency Biscotti.’ Naturally, I read it.”
– Leo Ormond
‘Contains scenes of mild peril, emotional avoidance, and extremely good focaccia. Five stars.’
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Published by Bailbrook Lane
Edited by Leo Ormonde
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The Family Business Preview the Series
Diary of a Reluctant Mafia Boss is the first in The Family Business series: a collection of standalone novellas about reluctant heirs, uncomfortable loyalty, and secret lives. Each one can be read on its own.
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“Gianna Ricci Is the Opposite of Calming”
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