The Car In White: A Prequel to In Powder Blue

Sixteen-year old Salvatore LoCicero works the floors and does minor repairs, learning the trade at Vito’s auto shop in Queens, keeping his head down and staying out of trouble. But one night, a brutal encounter with a pair of child predators rips through the small world he knows, leaving marks on his soul that will never fade.

Out on the island, Anthony “The Midget” Ombrosi loses his mother in a violent crash on the Long Island Expressway. The tragedy hardens him, sharpening a hunger and ruthlessness that will shape every choice he makes. Alongside his childhood friend Joe DiPalma and their new partner Jimmy Hunter, Anthony begins building a cocaine empire, pushing Joe further to the margins as the streets of Queens and Long Island bend to their ambition.

When Sal crosses paths with Maria DiPalma, sparks fly, and a love story blooms amid the chaos. They marry, but the world Sal thought he’d left behind keeps pulling him back—into a life of loyalty, danger, and survival where one wrong step can cost everything.

Spanning the 1970s through September 11, 2001, The Car in White is a raw, cinematic prequel to In Powder Blue, tracing the choices, betrayals, and bloodlines that set the stage for Vincent LoCicero’s world.

For fans of Goodfellas, The Sopranos, and Mystic River, this is where the saga begins.