Many people don’t get along with their parents. But forBobby Luisi Jr., the relationship with his father deteriorated to the pointwhere it became a matter of life or death—kill or be killed. Luisi grew up in the shadow of his father, a notoriousmobster who was feared by many in Boston’s North End, a tight-knit Italianneighborhood that was full of wiseguys. It all came to a bloody end in 1995 when Luisi’s father,brother, and cousin were gunned down in broad daylight in a busy 99 Restaurantin Charlestown, Massachusetts. The mass shooting made national headlines and Luisi’s family turnedagainst him. In Four on the Floor, Emily Sweeney chronicles the last of Boston’s mobwars and provides an intimate look at a family torn apart by violence, andtells the story of how Luisi’s rocky relationship with his father drove him toseek success as a gangster.From the streets of Boston’s North End to mobhangouts in South Philly, this book reveals the inner workings of crimefamilies and the deadly power struggles and infighting that took place amongorganized crime factions in the 1990s. It’s a fascinating tale of alliances,betrayal, and redemption that readers won’t want to put down
