All the books by Chazz Palminteri adapted to cinema and television, ranked

In 1960, Lorenzo works as a MTA bus driver in Belmont, a working-class Italian-American neighborhood in The Bronx, with his wife Rosina and their nine-year old son Calogero. When Calogero chooses to keep quiet when questioned by NYPD detectives, Sonny takes a liking to him and gives him the nickname C. Sonny’s men offer Lorenzo a better paying job, but preferring a law-abiding life as a bus driver, politely declines.

Caught in a dilemma involving his ailing father, his overbearing friend and guardian Antonio, the conflicts in the neighborhood, and the seductive allure of youthful desires, Dito grapples with the urge to break free, ultimately choosing to flee from all that is familiar to him.

In the 1960s, Reggie Kray is a former boxer who has become an important part of the criminal underground in London. Reggie and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets.

Jolene is a young woman who embarks on a journey of self-discovery, navigating through a series of relationships and experiences. From her early years in foster care to her troubled adolescence, Jolene encounters various people, each leaving a lasting impact on her life.