Vince is convinced his family is somehow involved. Their visit coincides with the kidnapping of a union president just prior to a union election. But then VInce's brother Tommy breezes into town, followed by several of their 'uncles,' and they all spend a lot of time in Vince and Trey's room. He meets some interesting people in his dorm and film class, including his L.A.-hip roommate Trey Sutter, son of a U.S. 'Hollywood Hustle': Vince Luca is headed off to attend the University of Santa Monica, as far away from his mob family as he can get. But when Vince falls in love with Kendra, what HIS dad does for a living may really cramp his style, especially when he finds out what KENDRA's dad does for a living.he's an FBI agent. Still, the life is all around him and Vince deals with it the best he can, including living with the wiretaps that the FBI installed in their home. The uncles get rid of, uh, 'problems.' As for Vince, he wants no part of the mob life. Then there are all the 'uncles': Uncle Carmine, Uncle Fingers, Uncle Shank, Uncle Pampers. And it's probably a good thing because Vince's dad is a mob boss. Soon his connected brother Tommy is crashing in Vince’s dorm room and a steady stream of “uncles” are showing up with Mom’s homemade rigatoni – and a lot of trouble – in hand.Booktalk for 'Son of the Mob': (Ask kids what dads do for a living.) So far no one's dad does what Vincent Luca's dad does for a living. But he finds out the hard way that you can take the kid out of the Mob, but you can’t take the Mob out of the kid. Vince heads out to start college sunny L.A., relieved to be leaving his shady family and their illegal antics behind him. How his he supposed to explain to a girl what his father does for a living? But when Vince finally meets a girl who seems to be worth the trouble, her father turns out to be an FBI agent – the one who wants to put Vince’s father away for good. Needless to say, his family connections can put a serious cramp in his dating life. There’s just one thing that sets him apart – his father happens to be the head of a powerful crime organization. Vince Luca is just like any other high school guy.

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman