Before the mob ruled Miami. Before the whispers turned digital. There was Ybor.
1956. In Tampa’s immigrant quarter, two boys—Matías Delgado and Ricky Morelli—navigate the dusty alleys, corner cafés, and corkball streets of a city built on cigars, sweat, and secrets. But Ybor doesn't stay innocent for long.

Matty wants a quiet life, just enough money to help his mother and stay out of trouble. Ricky has other plans—plans that come wrapped in loyalty, family debt, and a path paved by Florida’s quietest mafia. When a tunnel under the city leads to hidden files, vanished names, and an uncle with blood on his hands, the boys are forced to grow up faster than the law allows.

The Ybor Boys: Cork, Crime & Coming of Age is the gripping first book in J.D. Viento’s noir-inspired saga—a coming-of-age crime story rich with 1950s grit, buried legacies, and the ghosts of a city that never forgets.