Synopses & Reviews
Eddie Little, author of the hit
Another Day in Paradise and who
The New York Times describes as "Reminiscent of Hunter Thompson and William Burroughs," is back with a new gripping crime novel. Little writes about the world he used to inhabit, a place filled with drugs, crime and danger at every turn. His electrifying prose brings to life the rough, raw, and seedy life of Boston's underworld where corruption lies at the heart of every deception.
Bobbie is a young criminal prodigy. Living in Boston he's approached by a mysterious Greek on behalf of an anonymous shipping tycoon, who wants to commission a theft. The Fogg museum is the target; a collection of ancient Greek coins the score. Everything goes fine with the burglary, but with easy street just around the corner Bobbie's life takes an unexpected twist and his big score evaporates. With his life on the line, Bobbie must learn who he can trust when trusting anyone can make you lose everything.
Steel Toes is as close to reality as fiction can get. Little draws you in with his knife sharp writing, his authentic and unflinching characters and plot as tight and strong as the hold of addiction.
Review
"Little not only understands this seedy underworld but successfully conveys the fear that lurks behind its macho posturing." --
The New York Times Book Review"Spellbinding...An unforgettable plunge into the brutal universe of hardcore outlaws." --Details
"A brilliant, deeply satisfying novel that instantly elevates Eddie Little to the top shelf of America tough-guy fiction." --Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight
"Fresh, honest, and incredibly touching...A hard-hitting coming-of-age story" --Attitudes
"There's a kind of wide-eyed innocence that gives the book its real flavor." --Bikini
"A real gem. A gutsy and poignent novel that willl affect even the most jaded reader..." --The Poisoned Pen
Synopsis
Critics hailed Eddie Little's first novel, Another Day in Paradise, as "spellbinding" (Details), "mesmerizing" (The Baltimore Sun), and "reminiscent of Hunter Thompson and William Burroughs" (The New York Times Book Review). In Steel Toes, Little revisits the prison world with a dramatic crime story featuring his hero and alter ego Bobbie, whose cross-country escape has a raw verisimilitude that can only have come from experience.
Making it to Boston, Bobbie is approached by a mysterious man who wants to commission a theft at the Fogg Museum of Art. Drawn into the heist, which goes without a hitch, Bobbie soon finds himself pegged by a relentless Boston police department for every crime that's still on their books.
Original, lyrical, and fast-paced, Steel Toes is a tough, heart-pounding follow-up to an auspicious debut.
About the Author
Eddie Little was a lifelong criminal and drug addict who turned his life around seven years ago, not only getting clean but founding We Care, an L.A. organization that feeds the homeless.