Agostino Rossini faces his greatest fear in Rosemary Dronchi's second novel in the Agostino Rossini Trilogy. Set in an authentic background of Mario Puzo and the suspenseful international drama of Frederick Forsyth, Retribution is a riveting mystery/thriller that unfolds in 1930 as the rising, churning waves of the 1929 Stock Market Crash evolves and escalates into an outrageous and catastrophic Depression. The romantic beauty of Southern Italy and the ever changing skyline of New York City intertwine, propelling a story of corruption, sex, murder, and deceit. But none of this can compare to the terror Rossini will face. After twenty-eight years, step-brothers who are born in Italy and separated at birth come together in brute force. Rossini the entrepreneur, and Batista the assassin called The Leopard, in New York to finalize the contract that has been put on the Rossini family. Facing a battle of cat and mouse, Rossini questions if his wealth can buy the protection he needs to secure his family's safety and bring down the assassin? Can he somehow put pieces of the puzzle together as to discover who contracted the hit? Will he find The Leopard before The Leopard finds them? Now that the assassin is in New York, Rossini knows that the killer is waiting for the right moment. Meticulous in hunting his prey, The Leopard lurks, searches, calculates the risks, and kills anyone who blocks his purpose. It's difficult to rebuff such awe for this cold yet charismatic assassin. Retribution distorts the lineage between fiction and reality. It's filled with human wickedness, terror, suspense, romance and ultimately victory.