2025 American Writing Awards - WINNER - Fiction (Mystery/Suspense) 2025 AWA Finalist - Best Debut Fiction Novel Finalist in the 2025 BestThrillers Book Award "The Sins We Inherit is one of the year's best thrillers" - BestThrillers 2025 GOLD MEDAL WINNER FICTION - LITERARY TITAN "5 stars... a bruising, heartfelt story about family, legacy, and the ways the past refuses to stay buried." - Literary Titan Kirkus Reviews - "A compelling yarn filled with drama, crime, and contemplations of identity." Experience the explosive sequel to the award-winning Caduto Crime Saga. In The Sins We Inherit, Costantino "Cost" Caduto II thought he had finally buried the sins of his fathers and stood at the edge of a safe life for his daughter Maddy and new fiancé Maria. Then a bullet ripped through his daughter's chest and shattered his world. Now, for a father pushed to his limits, there is only revenge and its consequences. In The Cost We Pay, Cost faces a war on every front:The law closing in, patient and relentless The Chicago Outfit boss, resourced and poised to take advantage of Cost's vulnerability And the man in the mirror, spiraling darker and more dangerous with every decision he makes Set in the brimming contrast between Milwaukee's blue-collar days and gritty underworld nights, The Cost We Pay continues the relentless saga of legacy, loyalty, and the price of becoming the thing you hate.