The Blade Itself
by:
Marcus Sakey (author)
On the South Side of Chicago, you're only as strong as your reputation. Danny Carter and his best friend Evan earned theirs knocking over pawnshops and liquor stores, living from score to score, never thinking of tomorrow…until, in the roar of a gun blast, everything changed. Years later, Danny...
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On the South Side of Chicago, you're only as strong as your reputation. Danny Carter and his best friend Evan earned theirs knocking over pawnshops and liquor stores, living from score to score, never thinking of tomorrow…until, in the roar of a gun blast, everything changed. Years later, Danny has built a new life: a legitimate career, a long-term girlfriend, and a clean conscience. He's just like anyone else. Normal. Successful. Happy. Until then he spots his old partner staring him down in a smoky barroom mirror... Now, with all he loves on the line and nowhere to turn, Danny realizes his new life hinges on a terrible choice: How far will he go to protect his future from his past?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312371043 (0312371047)
ASIN: B007C4B2K4
Publish date: November 27th 2007
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
This review was originally posted on amazon on May 30, 2012: This book was chosen as a group read by a goodreads group. It is unlikely that I would've found, much less read, this book, otherwise. Having said that, I found it to be a well-written, albeit somewhat forgettable, crime drama about an...
I should probably shelve this, but it left me a little underwhelmed after many of the thriller books I've read and placing it into the category seems like putting a Chihuahua under the Dog category even though it resembles a rodent more in size. It was a bit of an underwhelming read for me, but that...
This book was chosen as a group read by a goodreads group. It is unlikely that I would've found, much less read, this book, otherwise. Having said that, I found it to be a well-written, albeit somewhat forgettable, crime drama about an anti-hero.Plot summary:The book opens with a simple burglary bre...
This was the story of two young men who grew up together on the wrong side of the law. One of them struggled to make it to "the other side" and the other tried to drag his old friend back to the wrong side again. This was a story of love and hate, good and evil, told in the back drop of a huge cit...
This book is fast-paced and easily read. But in terms of suspense and thrills, it is not as intense as I expected. The ending is sort of predictable and rather sentimental. Cannot be compared to Dennis Lehane as written by some reviewers in the book. However, it is a good promise of a new author for...
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