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Small-time crook Frank Gryzbowski is out of prison early on a prosecutor’s clerical error and with the chance to turn around his streak of bad luck. His lifer cell mate Brian needs smooth-talking Frank to pick up a stash of diamonds that Brian ripped off from his old partners before he went inside. It’s supposed to be an easy pickup job, but Brian didn’t tell Frank all the details, including Brian’s ex-partners still looking for the stash, each with plans of their own.
Fueled by an addiction to rot gut alcohol and seeking a one-way ticket out of hell, Frank finds himself taking up a suicide mission against a network of thugs, headed by a sadistic local crime boss who is still looking for his slice of the diamonds score.
As Frank draws closer to the stash, he unwittingly brings his old flame into the crosshairs of the killers, forcing him to protect her at all costs. Frank seeks redemption for his tortured existence by continuing his hunt for the score while trying to stay one step ahead of everyone else in the hopes of a better life.
Fueled by an addiction to rot gut alcohol and seeking a one-way ticket out of hell, Frank finds himself taking up a suicide mission against a network of thugs, headed by a sadistic local crime boss who is still looking for his slice of the diamonds score.
As Frank draws closer to the stash, he unwittingly brings his old flame into the crosshairs of the killers, forcing him to protect her at all costs. Frank seeks redemption for his tortured existence by continuing his hunt for the score while trying to stay one step ahead of everyone else in the hopes of a better life.
236 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 30, 2011
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December 1, 2011
This is the story of an ex-con granted early release due to a clerical error. Down on his luck he agrees to find some diamonds for his cell mate. What he wasn't told and doesn't realise is that he is not the only one after the diamonds. Before long his long suffering ex-wife is drawn into the hunt and he needs to keep her safe.
On the face of it this had such promise. It had the makings of a fantastic thriller - ex-cons, junkies (using sugar as a substitute!), old mob leaders and bent coppers all after a bag of diamonds. Sadly it all fell rather short of the mark.Too many editing errors and spelling mistakes made for confused and difficult reading. Plus the 'technical jail speak' left me baffled at times.
That said the characters were solid and I felt myself warming to Frank as he just wanted to right by his life and somehow constantly kept failing! There were some funny moments (not sure if this was intentional or not!), and some truly odious characters that were just crying out to be loved to hate!
I hesitate to recommend this, maybe with a caveat - if you can see past the errors and this is your sort of thing, go for it. Sadly it just didn't push my buttons.
I received a complimentary copy of this book for review.
On the face of it this had such promise. It had the makings of a fantastic thriller - ex-cons, junkies (using sugar as a substitute!), old mob leaders and bent coppers all after a bag of diamonds. Sadly it all fell rather short of the mark.Too many editing errors and spelling mistakes made for confused and difficult reading. Plus the 'technical jail speak' left me baffled at times.
That said the characters were solid and I felt myself warming to Frank as he just wanted to right by his life and somehow constantly kept failing! There were some funny moments (not sure if this was intentional or not!), and some truly odious characters that were just crying out to be loved to hate!
I hesitate to recommend this, maybe with a caveat - if you can see past the errors and this is your sort of thing, go for it. Sadly it just didn't push my buttons.
I received a complimentary copy of this book for review.
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