Catania native Ottavio Cappellani, a writer, journalist and songwriter for the rock band in which he plays, writes a daily column for the newspaper Sicilia and writes for other Italian publications. His first novel, “Who is Lou Sciortino?”, a funny detective story about the adventures of the Sicilian mafia in America and his native Catania, became a sensation not only in Italy. The rights to its publication were purchased by the world's largest publishing houses. It is clear that the worldwide success of the epic television story about the American mafia clan, the Sopranos, which Cappellani seems to begin to imitate from time to time, also played a role here.

An armed robbery was committed in Uncle Mimmo's small shop. At the same time, the robber shot the police foreman, and in Catania you can’t kill police officers - otherwise you’ll have to answer to the mafia. She has her own agreements with the police, and woe to anyone who breaks the unwritten law! However, Uncle Sal, the head of one of the mafia families of Catania, intends to marry the alleged killer to his niece. He sends his American guest Lou Sciortino, the grandson of the most powerful mafia boss in Los Angeles, to Uncle Mimmo. Uncle Sal went too far, and now Don Lu and the Catania mafia are against him. A serious war is breaking out between mafia clans...