Gangsterland by Tod Goldberg
A wickedly dark and funny gangster novel that "aspires to the heights of Elmore Leonard" set in a desert landscape as ruthless and barren as those who inhabit it (The New York Times).Sal Cupertine is a legendary hit man for the Chicago Mafia, known for his ability to get in and out of a crime without a trace. Until now, that is. His first-ever mistake forces Sal to botch an assassination, killing three undercover FBI agents in the process. This puts too much heat on Sal, and he knows this botched job will be his death sentence to the Mafia. So he agrees to their radical idea to save his own skin.
A few surgeries and some intensive training later, and Sal Cupertine is gone, disappeared into the identity of Rabbi David Cohen. Leading his growing congregation in Las Vegas, overseeing the population and the temple and the new cemetery, Rabbi Cohen feels his wicked past slipping away from him, surprising even himself as he spouts quotes from the Torah or the Old Testament. Yet, as it turns out, the Mafia isn't quite done with him yet. Soon the new cemetery is being used as both a money and body-laundering scheme for the Chicago family. And that rogue FBI agent on his trail, seeking vengeance for the murder of his three fellow agents, isn't going to let Sal fade so easily into the desert.
Tod Goldberg is the author of the acclaimed Burn Notice series and the crime-themed novels Live Dead Girl, which was a nominee for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and False Liar Cheat. Cheryl Strayed chose his piece When They Let Them Bleed for selection in Best American Essays 2013. He's also the author of the story collections Simplify, which was a finalist for the SCIBA Award for Fiction in 2006 and won the Other Voices Short Story Collection Prize, and Other Resort Cities, which won the Other Voices Short Story Collection Prize. His short fiction has been published in a variety of periodicals and anthologies, earning him special mention for the Pushcart Prize twice and a distinguished tale of the year in The Best American Mystery Stories 2009. His articles, reportage, and criticism have appeared in a variety of media, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Las Vegas CityLife, as well as E!
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| ISBN 13 | 9781619025783 |
| ISBN 10 | 1619025787 |
| Title | Gangsterland |
| Author | Tod Goldberg |
| Series | Gangsterland Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Counterpoint |
| Year published | 2015-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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