Small Fish

Joe Tierno has survived fifty-three years in south Boston by keeping his head down and his mouth shut — running auto parts by day, fencing stolen goods by night. But when a federal sting lands him facing hard time with a bad heart, the only way out is to become an informant against the people he's known his whole life. Caught between a ruthless handler who treats snitches like disposable assets and old friends who kill traitors, Joe discovers that in this world, the small fish always get swallowed.