Loyalty is an emotional, action-packed epic set during the rise of the Mafia well before the events of The Godfather. This novel transports the reader to 19th-century Sicily, a dramatic and ruggedly beautiful island with a turbulent history of colonization and corruption. Giovanni is kidnapped as a young boy and grows up in a madhouse. Years pass, and he meets Lucia, and they set out to bring his kidnappers to justice. They are assisted by septuagenarian Alfredo, who is secretly Jewish. The characters meet in a monumental showdown.