Life is a Tightrope

About the Book

The call came in at 3:30 in the afternoon. Three blocks away in the poor section of Little Italy was a very sick man covered with blood, barely conscious and with three gaping holes in his body. The Doctor arrived with his ten year-old nephew Henry, who sat in the kitchen while his uncle examined the patient. The holes were bullet holes and the man’s wife refused to call the police or an ambulance. The doctor, who at one time had wanted to become a priest, had a dilemma. To refuse to treat the patient would result in the man’s death. The wife offered the Doctor a deal. Henry received his first lesson in dirty politics.

About the Author

Jim Celestino has been retired for the last ten years. He was born in the slums of New York City. His family realized the everyday temptations and moved to a small town on the south shore of Long Island. After spending three years in the Army, he returned to complete his college education, earning a degree in Chemistry. He has worked in three major companies in and around New York City, writing instruction manuals for chemical instruments and manufacturing techniques. His last twenty-five years before retiring were spent in the alcohol industry. He now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is his second novel