The Pope of Greenwich Village
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780671525781 (0671525786)
Publish date: June 2nd 1984
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 282
Edition language: English
I love this book. It reminded me of The Friends of Eddie Coyle, another favorite. Lots of low-life but lovable characters, involved in crime but not that good at it. No criminal masterminds, no genius cops, just a sea of gin, disappointment, betrayal and corruption. The tribal NYC scene is alway...
A very good read which hit all the elements I like in a crime novel. Great characters who, while not at all admirable, were very realistic. I found myself really caring what would happen to them. Loved the straight-ahead no frills plot and the gritty New York City in the seventies setting.