Synopses & Reviews
At the height of the sex, drugs and disco scene in early-80s New York, an inveterate card player thinks he can't lose until he does, finding himself in a no-win situation with the Mafia that forces him to commit unspeakable acts, all while looking for a way out.
Review
Jealousy fueled by Colombian cocaine and washed down with Moët and Mumm leads to murder in this realistically detailed slice of mob life in early 1980s New York City. Danny Ferraro used to be an English teacher but he now makes his bones at cards taking the occasional beating. He still hopes to write a novel. Sometimes he chauffeurs girlfriends of his gangster pal Lou Santucci; Lou's married and his wife was once voted Queen of the Italian Feast of Mount Carmel but currently "she looked like any woman would who ate what she wanted and smoked day and night for the last thirty years." When one of the girlfriends goes over to a rival mobster and ends up dead Danny gets another chore: find a perfect place to hide the body. Referencing a disco era soundtrack Vetere (The Third Miracle) captures day to day life in the clubs and all night poker games with an air of authenticity. (May) " Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
Review
Jealousy fueled by Colombian cocaine and washed down with Moët and Mumm leads to murder in this realistically detailed slice of mob life in early 1980s New York City. Danny Ferraro used to be an English teacher but he now makes his bones at cards taking the occasional beating. He still hopes to write a novel. Sometimes he chauffeurs girlfriends of his gangster pal Lou Santucci; Lou's married and his wife was once voted Queen of the Italian Feast of Mount Carmel but currently "she looked like any woman would who ate what she wanted and smoked day and night for the last thirty years." When one of the girlfriends goes over to a rival mobster and ends up dead Danny gets another chore: find a perfect place to hide the body. Referencing a disco era soundtrack Vetere (The Third Miracle) captures day to day life in the clubs and all night poker games with an air of authenticity. (May) " Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."