When I started this book, I was a tad confused. It seemed to instantly run away with me. I couldn't seem to fathom what on earth was going on, who all the characters were and why there seemed to be so many of them (there weren't as many as I imagined), and why I just... Continue Reading →
Three decades in the life of Jewish gangster, Alex Cohen, as he arrives in the US and forges a lifefor himself and his family using the blood, sweat and tears of those who stand in his way. I've been lucky enough to read these books as they've been released, and in my opinion, with each book... Continue Reading →
When I grow up I want to be part of a group like the Pretoria Cycad and Firearms Appreciation Society!! They are the coolest bunch of 'oldies' I've ever heard of and nobody would ever try to mess with them! Joanne Flack happens to be a member of this group, and they also just so... Continue Reading →
I love this series about a Jewish mobster, told from his early beginnings on arrival in New York from Europe in the early 1900's and continuing to tell his story through each decade thereafter. And this, the fourth in the series is the best so far (in my very humble opinion)! Alex walks out of... Continue Reading →
An unreliable narrator and her equally unreliable identical twin sister. Sarah - who says that her 18-month-old son Oliver has been taken from her; and Evie - who's always played the role of her sister's protector and who isn't about to give that up now when she's most needed. Neither of the sisters is particularly... Continue Reading →
I'm thoroughly enjoying this series about immigrant Jewish gangster Alex Cohen who has risen through the ranks of the New York mob. It's now the 1930's and he's running Murder Inc. for Lucky Luciano. Basically, he's managing hits on whoever falls foul of Lucky's syndicate. But Prohibition is coming to an end, and with it,... Continue Reading →
I thoroughly enjoyed the first instalment of the life of Alex Cohen aka Fabian Mustard, which I read about in The Bowery Slugger, and as the story continues here, I think it gets even better! At the end of the first book, we see Alex jumping on a train, escaping the Lower East Side -... Continue Reading →
Amy is the Queen Bee in the perfect life she's created for herself. She's got the perfect hard-working, successful, handsome husband and two gorgeous, popular young daughters. Her circle of friends clearly see her as the centre of their little group, and the school moms all look to her for inspiration for all things required... Continue Reading →
This is the first of Borstinski's books that I've read, and I must tell you ... he's a fine storyteller! I would go so far as to say that there's something a little reminiscent of Jeffrey Archer in the way he weaves a tale! The Bowery Slugger is the first in a new series about... Continue Reading →
What a delicious little morsel of betrayal, revenge, greed, lust and ... voodoo! This is a concise novella, so it's a quick read. It's highly enjoyable, but there's an edgy little warning to it too: don't mess with stuff you don't really understand! Alice is recently divorced from horrible husband Bob. The thing is, she... Continue Reading →
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