'57 Chicago

by Steve Monroe

"Chicago, 1957: Three desperate men. Two weeks. One fight." "Bobby "The Lip" Lipranski - a down-on-his-luck sports promoter who owns the syndicate for a heroin deal gone bad. Al Kelly - a burnt-out bookie. Junior Hamilton - a black fighter who's fighting for his life. There are fourteen days to go before the big night, and the only way forward is to fix the fight. The odds are high, the bets are coming in, but then things start to go wrong."--BOOK JACKET.

Genres: Fiction

226 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Steve Monroe is a real-estate broker who previously worked as a stringer and sports writer. He splits his time between Chicago and Seattle.

You can connect with Steve on Facebook:
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Reviews

[Tiziano · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un libro ben scritto con una storia intrigante calata nel sordido mondo delle scommesse clandestine. Qualche errore di troppe nella traduzione.

[AndreaMarretti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Libro favoloso con un ritmo incalzante: tratteggia in modo magistrale i personaggi che si aggirano ai bordi del ring e mostra alcuni aspetti della boxe "come era" e come è stata fino a poco tempo fa, quando alcuni impresari erano ancora più "personaggi" dei pugili di cui _teoricamente_ curavano gli interessi.
Vita, morte, fortuna, amori e speranze che hanno preso forma altissima in questo romanzo: da leggere!

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took some pages to get into this story of boxing promotion, bookmaking, and the mob but once it started moving it was a ride I stayed on till the end. It includes some sex and violence and racial epithets, a bit of talk of the troubles of making book, and not enough talk about Chicago itself, but the many characters are memorable and the plot drives relentlessly toward the bout when everyone's fate will be decided.

[Massimo Foglio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un bel noir ambientato nellaChicago anni 50 tra allibratori, malavitosi, boxeur esordienti e marpioni del ring. Un bel ritmo che porta avanti la storia con maestria fino ad arrivare al colpo finale, magistralmente raccontato con la dovuta enfasi e suspense.
Per essere un esordio: chapeau!