The Beginning: A Family Feud

By Louise Payne

All Manny Costello ever wanted from his old friend was his respect, and to be seen as a man equal to him for all the work he had put into helping keep the Cartel Federation as strong as it was the day it was born. He had even hoped that, one day, he would be made a Commissioner himself. That was until Don Santiago announced that he was stepping down from his title and handing it over to his younger brothers, Osana and Osane.
Don Santiago wasn’t a man of many words, in fact, he hardly ever spoke. Accustomed to handing out tips of 500 euros and never having to look at the price tag of an item, Rigoberto Santiago lived comfortably surrounded by a tight circle of his brother’s as the leader of the Cartel Federation, but when the Spanish Police came knocking on the door of his home in the early hours of the morning with news of his younger brother’s murders just days before he is to hand the family business over to them, it soon becomes apparent that there’s a snake amongst his men.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Street Literature
• Release date: Jun 16, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310231803

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Dying For The Truth: The Beginning: A Family Feud

By Louise Payne

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All Manny Costello every wanted from his old friend was his respect, and to be seen as a man equal to him for all the work he had put into helping keep the Cartel Federation as strong as it was today the day it was born. He had even hoped that, one day, he would be made a Commissioner himself. That was until Don Santiago announced that he was stepping down from his title and handing it over to his younger brothers, Osana and Osane.

Don Santiago wasn’t a man of many words, in fact, he hardly ever spoke. Accustomed to handing out tips of 500 euros and never having to look at the price tag of an item, Rigoberto Santiago lived comfortably surrounded by a tight circle of his brother’s as the leader of the Cartel Federation, but when the Spanish Police came knocking on the door of his home in the early hours of the morning with news of his younger brother’s murders just days before he is to hand the family business over to them, it soon becomes apparent that there’s a snake amongst his men.

Contents

Dying For The Truth:

The Beginning: A Family Feud

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

DYING FOR THE TRUTH 2

Brothers, Blood and Business

Chapter 1

About the Author

Other Books by Louise Payne

About Street Literature

1

1986, PORTOVELO

In the early hours of the morning, the bodies of two men were recovered inside the chambers of a manor near the Spanish resort of Portbou. The men were believed to be the brothers of the leader of the area’s most notorious drug cartel. The manor was on a property thought to be owned by Portovelo’s very own Rigoberto-Don-Santiago...

As I report live from the entrance of this gaudy, neo-classical mansion with Ferraris and Bentleys in the driveway, a painting of Don Santiago’s family hanging on the foyer wall, painted by the late Sana Debouche herself, and royalty for neighbors, its extremely plain to see that Don Santiago has been accustomed to the high life for several years...

Rigoberto Santiago kept a watchful eye and listened to the many reporters as he peeked out of his bedroom window. In doing so, he had looked into the lenses of a camera that was shooting live footage of the raid outside of his property for the morning news. He coughed and spat blood into a piece of tissue which he then tossed into the trash basket before he grunted and shook his head. He soon turned to the television set that was on mute, showing a live broadcast of the raid. Rigoberto wasn’t a man of many words, in fact, he hardly ever spoke. Accustomed to handing out tips of 500 euros and never having to look at the price tag of an item, Rigoberto lived surrounded by tight security. Unfortunately for him, the peace at his £4.2m mansion was rudely interrupted when the Spanish Police came knocking on his door in the early hours of the