From the peaceful hillsides of rural Italy to the glitzy night life of Las Vegas, "The Card House" tells the story of a deadly family feud that spans two generations and brings shocking personal cost.

In 1959, twelve-year-old Angelo Angelli identifies Gaitano Defierro, the powerful patriarch of their small Italian village, as the perpetrator of his best friend's brutal rape and murder. Despite his protest of innocence, Gaitano hangs for his crime. The Defierro family kills Angelo's mother and two sisters in retribution, forcing Angelo and his brother to flee to America-and an uncertain...