New Crime Novel, OMERTA is Released

Popular culture has always been fascinated by the Mafia, as evidenced by the media's glorified depiction of the mob and their movie-star lifestyle in classic films like the "The Godfather" and "Goodfellas." Authors Rona Newton and Mark Biermann share this fascination, and penned a modern-day depiction of the Mafia and their families, delving the reader into the dangerous world of organized crime with the pages of "Omerta Mafia Code of Silence."

The story follows young Marko Bennett, a handsome young marine recently returned home from two and a half years in the 'Special Forces,' serving in the front line in Afghanistan, and fighting against the Taliban. In a twist of fate, this all-American hero joins the family and takes the Omerta, and begins his climb up the ranks of the Mafia. The reader will see him as he makes his way from Los Angeles to New York, assuming a jet-setting lifestyle and traveling around the globe with the Don and his fellow gangsters, from the island of Sicily to the beaches of Colombia. Marko ends up living a life of wealth, power and success, but the costs of being a made man are steep as he contends with rival syndicates and cartels, and begins a dangerous yet passionate relationship with the daughter of the mob's most powerful lawyer. There is action, romance and ultimately revenge, as the bodies pile up in Marko's rise to power.

Newton and Biermann's novel will show the reader a story of the Mafia today, depicting the opulent lifestyle they live and the power of La Cosa Nostra, with the emphasis on Marko Bennett and his adrenalin-packed exploits and romantic encounters.

Omerta Mafia Code of Silence
By Rona Newton & Mark Biermann
Publication Date: 9/22/2015
Softcover | $32.25 | 422 pages | ISBN 9781493122691
Hardcover | $48.38 | 422 pages | ISBN 9781493122707
E-book | $4.99 | ISBN 9781493122714

About the Author
Rona Newton was born in North Queensland, as one of eight children. She grew up at small beachside village called Shoal Point. She studied business in Melbourne then travelled and worked around Australia and overseas. She has four grown children and currently works in sales, marketing and design. She has a love for creative art and writing.

Mark Biermann was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, from German parents. He grew up around the surfing culture in the suburb of Coniston. Creative and ambitious, he currently works in the mining industry in North Queensland. Having enjoyed travel overseas, this is his first literary work, but enjoys all types of creative writing.

Xlibris Publishing Australia, an Author Solutions, LLC imprint, is a self-publishing services provider dedicated to serving Australian authors. By focusing on the needs of creative writers and artists and adopting the latest print-on-demand publishing technology and strategies, we provide expert publishing services with direct and personal access to quality publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound and full-color formats. To date, Xlibris has helped to publish more than 60,000 titles.For more information, visit xlibrispublishing.com.au or call 1800 455 039 to receive a free publishing guide. Follow us @XlibrisAus on Twitter for the latest news.