THE PIRANHAS : THE BOY BOSSES OF NAPLES: A NOVEL

u003cpu003eu003cbu003eIn u003ciu003eGomorrahu003c/iu003e, a u003ciu003eNew York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003e Notable Book of the Year, Roberto Saviano revealed a true, devastating portrait of Naples, Italy under the rule of the Camorra, a crime organization more powerful and violent than the Mafia. In u003ciu003eThe Piranhasu003c/iu003e, the international bestselling author returns to his home city with a novel of gang warfare and a young man's dark desire to rise to the top of Naples's underworld.u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eIn Naples, there is a new kind of gang ruling the streets: the u003ciu003eparanzeu003c/iu003e, or the children's gangs, groups of teenage boys who divide their time between counting Facebook likes, playing u003ciu003eCall of Dutyu003c/iu003e on their PlayStations, and patrolling the streets armed with pistols and AK-47s, terrorizing local residents in order to mark out their Mafia bosses' territory.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eRoberto Saviano's u003ciu003eThe Piranhasu003c/iu003e tells the story of the rise of one such gang and its leader, Nicolas--known to his friends and enemies as the Maharajah. Nicolas's ambitions reach far beyond doing other men's bidding: he wants to be the one giving the orders, calling the shots, and ruling the city. But the violence he is accustomed to wielding and witnessing soon spirals beyond his control--with tragic consequences.u003c/pu003e