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Joe the Bouncer #3
Against the Law
A Special Forces agent turned strip club bouncer with a side hustle as a fixer for the New York mob seeks the source of a new brand of heroin flooding the city streets
Joe is an ex-Special Forces operative with a bad case of PTSD and some substance abuse issues, trying to rebuild a simple life as a strip club bouncer living with his grandmother in Queens. But this simple life is constantly complicated by the fact that, at the invitation of a childhood friend, now a Mafia boss, Joe also moonlights as a fixer for the most powerful crime families in town.
In his newest assignment, Joe is sent to take out a shadowy figure named Zahir, the faceless name behind White Angel, a powerful new brand of heroin invading the mob’s territories and threatening their sales. Then Joe discovers a link between Zahir and a shady group of private military contractors, and the stakes of his mission become increasingly deadly.
Soon the Five Boroughs are on the verge of an all-out drug war, pitting Joe and the crime world’s most infamous talents against a ruthless clan of professional killers. Joe’s only chance to calm the violence is to intercept the newest shipment of Zahir’s product—if his skills as a master thief prove up to the task.
A comic caper with heists, car chases, and shoot-outs aplenty, Against the Law is Joe the Bouncer’s most exciting outing to date, as humorous as it is thrilling. Gordon’s memorable characters, tight plotting, and breathless action sequences make this a standout in the pantheon of the New York crime novel, certain to appeal to fans of authors such as Donald E. Westlake and Elmore Leonard.
Joe is an ex-Special Forces operative with a bad case of PTSD and some substance abuse issues, trying to rebuild a simple life as a strip club bouncer living with his grandmother in Queens. But this simple life is constantly complicated by the fact that, at the invitation of a childhood friend, now a Mafia boss, Joe also moonlights as a fixer for the most powerful crime families in town.
In his newest assignment, Joe is sent to take out a shadowy figure named Zahir, the faceless name behind White Angel, a powerful new brand of heroin invading the mob’s territories and threatening their sales. Then Joe discovers a link between Zahir and a shady group of private military contractors, and the stakes of his mission become increasingly deadly.
Soon the Five Boroughs are on the verge of an all-out drug war, pitting Joe and the crime world’s most infamous talents against a ruthless clan of professional killers. Joe’s only chance to calm the violence is to intercept the newest shipment of Zahir’s product—if his skills as a master thief prove up to the task.
A comic caper with heists, car chases, and shoot-outs aplenty, Against the Law is Joe the Bouncer’s most exciting outing to date, as humorous as it is thrilling. Gordon’s memorable characters, tight plotting, and breathless action sequences make this a standout in the pantheon of the New York crime novel, certain to appeal to fans of authors such as Donald E. Westlake and Elmore Leonard.
321 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2021
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David Gordon
228 books176 followersDavid Gordon was born in New York City. He attended Sarah Lawrence College and holds an MA in English and Comparative Literature and an MFA in Writing, both from Columbia University, and has worked in film, fashion, publishing, and pornography. His first novel, The Serialist, won the VCU/Cabell First Novel Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. His work has also appeared in The Paris Review, Purple, and Fence among other publications.
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April 24, 2022
Against the Law, the third book in David Gordon’s Joe the Bouncer series, is a BLAST! This nonstop, bloody run, stab, shoot to kill, riot of a read with characters we probably shouldn’t be rooting for is the best ride so far! I can’t help it…I love this motley crew of thieves and killers.
This book has every badass in the business. Mob bosses, mercenaries, the full alphabet of government agencies, and even a psychopath or two. They’re all in here! Including the biggest badass of them all, Joe Brody. Well Yelena could give him a run for his money and he knows it. Joe, ex-Special Forces, works as a bouncer/sheriff of sorts for the Mafia. His job is to fix problems for the criminal underworld of New York, but he usually ends up fixing a whole hell of a lot more. This outing has Joe chasing a shadowy, criminal legend that may or may not be stepping all over mob toes with a new high powered drug. So we zig and zag all over New York executing jobs full of disguises, guns, and messy getaways that add up to high speed fun. And all with a little help from his friends.
Wow! Do we have a full cast of thieves, killers, and goofballs here! One of my favorites is Gio Caprisi, Joe’s childhood friend and Boss. I’ll get to him later though. The gang’s all here--Joe, Yelena, Gio, Donna, Blaze, Juno, Nero, Liam, Josh, and more. We’ve been hanging out with most of them since book one, so I can really see their humor and personality now. And they come from every corner of New York and beyond adding huge flavor and fun to the action. Different languages, customs, foods, and more all mix together here. I love it! Mr. Gordon has created one hell of a family. But one of the biggest and brightest characters in this series is the city itself. Every corner of New York City shines in this book.
“Off to the right, the lights of Coney Island pulsated as the rides spun and the roller coaster snaked back and forth. Snatches of conversation reached them with bits of random music. And behind it all, the ocean came and went, a constant whisper, forever arriving on the beach and forever falling away, back to the edge of the horizon, where the world ended and infinite darkness began.”
Joe and Gio will charm you. I swear! They move around the dark corners of New York and this book with magnetism and power. But you’ll see their friendship in their relaxed, easy manner and trust in each other. I love their scenes together. Every shared lunch and ride home with these guys reveals more and more warmth and humor. As much as I love a good bloodbath, I need some love to balance it all out. With their families, we see Joe and Gio’s sweet, often hilarious, softer sides. But beware. To hear the guys describe Gio as a stone killer with “cold-as-fuck shark eyes” is creepy and something I need to remember. I’m in trouble now though. I care for these guys! And I don’t want to lose any of them. Especially Joe and Gio. (And Liam and Josh!) I can’t wait to see what’s next for everybody.
Bring it on, Gordon! I want more. More blood. More action. More fun!
Highly recommended.
March 28, 2022
Wait
Did Will Smith just bitch slap Chris Rock at the Oscars?
Anyway
'Assassinating drug lords with terrorist ties was something he did part-time when he wasn't busy with his regular gig, as a bouncer at a strip club in Queens.'
Now this should be fun
And that's what it was, fun.
If you're looking for elegant prose this isn't for you.
Elegant what?
If you're looking for a fast paced, frenetic, steroid injected and at times what the hell is going on read this is for you.
Read books one and two to better follow what the hell is going on.
Now back to the Oscars. Was that staged?
Did Will Smith just bitch slap Chris Rock at the Oscars?
Anyway
'Assassinating drug lords with terrorist ties was something he did part-time when he wasn't busy with his regular gig, as a bouncer at a strip club in Queens.'
Now this should be fun
And that's what it was, fun.
If you're looking for elegant prose this isn't for you.
Elegant what?
If you're looking for a fast paced, frenetic, steroid injected and at times what the hell is going on read this is for you.
Read books one and two to better follow what the hell is going on.
Now back to the Oscars. Was that staged?
August 28, 2023
#71- Against the Law and The Wild Life by David Gordon. Against the Law is the third book in the Joe Brody series. Joe is a bouncer with PTSD, some drug addiction issues, he lives with his grandmother in Queens and he sometimes, ok, often, breaks the law. The latter often
happens because one of his childhood friends is now a mafia boss and so Joe also moonlights as a fixer for the most powerful crime families in New York City. So, a bit of a complicated life, but never boring.
I have praised this author and this series often, as I love the plotting, the heists and car chases and shout-outs, and the characters. Plus it's a lot of run to read. Some of my other favorite crime writers agree. Robert Crais writes, "David Gordon brings an outstanding new voice to the contemporary crime novel." CrimeReads describes him as having found a niche in between Donald Westlake and Elmore Leonard, two other authors I love. It makes sense to reference those two authors as the book jacket describes this as a "comic caper" and they both wrote plenty of them.
"This one has everything, from a car chase that makes what Steve McQueen does with that Mustang in Bullitt seem like a Sunday drive, to a
showdown in a Russian bathhouse that is part Marx Brothers and part Kill Bill. For anyone with a taste for blood-splattered comic capers
featuring characters who vault off the pages, Against the Law is an exquisite fever dream in Technicolor," Booklist writes.
In Against the Law Joe's new assignment is to kill Zahir, who is the faceless name behind White Angel, a powerful new brand of heroin invading the mob's territories and threatening their sales. When Joe learns of a connection between Zahir and a shady group of private military contractors things become even more deadly.
This leads to an all-out drug war in the Five Buroughs, with Joe and the mob's other killers against a group of ruthless killers. Joe has a new plan: To use his thieving skills to intercept the newest shipment of the product.
The book opens with this great start, one unexpected for someone with as wild a life as Joe. It starts, "Joe was in hell. Or close enough. The suburbs of hell. And he was stuck there with a kid who was bugging the shit out of him.
"I'm hungry," Hamid says, sprawled face down in the dust, in the middle of nowhere, staring at nothing.
Gradually, the reader realizes that this is happening not in some house somewhere but in Afghanistan where Joe was waiting for a heroin deal to go down because then Zahir would try to steal the product and, the book says, "Joe was there to kill him. That was what brought him back to this place he never wanted to see again. That and a half million dollars." The kid, from Brooklyn, was there as a paid translator. Also there, helping Joe again, is Yelena, his bad-ass Russian friend.
As is custom now in this series the book has a great cast of characters, one of my favorite being Donna, an FBI agent with a crush on Joe. They keep having repeated almost run-ins, as well as a few actual encounters. The idea of a cop and a criminal having feelings for each other is not something I see often in crime novels. The book has a satisfying ending as most things are resolved. I give it an 8.
The Wild Life is the fourth book in the series and the most recent. Someone has been kidnapping call girls from their brothels and they are never heard from again and one turns up dead. Joe, among his other jobs, is essentially the sheriff for the New York mafia and they own some of these brothels. Joe protests that he's not a detective but he agrees to investigate anyway. What he learns is not good.
It appears that someone visiting these girls in the brothels is telling them that if they run off with him they will have a better, more independent, life. They go for it - how can they not? - before they realize too late they have been tricked. Joe identifies a suspect
and then the book becomes even more fast-paced as they zero on in him and his family and his crew have to run some cons and games to get to him.
This is another excellent fast-paced thriller that, despite the dark subject matter, was enjoyable due to the scams and cons and witty dialogue between characters. I give this an 8.
Warning: Both books have a lot of violence, as you might expect with a mafia fixer who is a bouncer dealing with some of the seediest fringes of New York City.
happens because one of his childhood friends is now a mafia boss and so Joe also moonlights as a fixer for the most powerful crime families in New York City. So, a bit of a complicated life, but never boring.
I have praised this author and this series often, as I love the plotting, the heists and car chases and shout-outs, and the characters. Plus it's a lot of run to read. Some of my other favorite crime writers agree. Robert Crais writes, "David Gordon brings an outstanding new voice to the contemporary crime novel." CrimeReads describes him as having found a niche in between Donald Westlake and Elmore Leonard, two other authors I love. It makes sense to reference those two authors as the book jacket describes this as a "comic caper" and they both wrote plenty of them.
"This one has everything, from a car chase that makes what Steve McQueen does with that Mustang in Bullitt seem like a Sunday drive, to a
showdown in a Russian bathhouse that is part Marx Brothers and part Kill Bill. For anyone with a taste for blood-splattered comic capers
featuring characters who vault off the pages, Against the Law is an exquisite fever dream in Technicolor," Booklist writes.
In Against the Law Joe's new assignment is to kill Zahir, who is the faceless name behind White Angel, a powerful new brand of heroin invading the mob's territories and threatening their sales. When Joe learns of a connection between Zahir and a shady group of private military contractors things become even more deadly.
This leads to an all-out drug war in the Five Buroughs, with Joe and the mob's other killers against a group of ruthless killers. Joe has a new plan: To use his thieving skills to intercept the newest shipment of the product.
The book opens with this great start, one unexpected for someone with as wild a life as Joe. It starts, "Joe was in hell. Or close enough. The suburbs of hell. And he was stuck there with a kid who was bugging the shit out of him.
"I'm hungry," Hamid says, sprawled face down in the dust, in the middle of nowhere, staring at nothing.
Gradually, the reader realizes that this is happening not in some house somewhere but in Afghanistan where Joe was waiting for a heroin deal to go down because then Zahir would try to steal the product and, the book says, "Joe was there to kill him. That was what brought him back to this place he never wanted to see again. That and a half million dollars." The kid, from Brooklyn, was there as a paid translator. Also there, helping Joe again, is Yelena, his bad-ass Russian friend.
As is custom now in this series the book has a great cast of characters, one of my favorite being Donna, an FBI agent with a crush on Joe. They keep having repeated almost run-ins, as well as a few actual encounters. The idea of a cop and a criminal having feelings for each other is not something I see often in crime novels. The book has a satisfying ending as most things are resolved. I give it an 8.
The Wild Life is the fourth book in the series and the most recent. Someone has been kidnapping call girls from their brothels and they are never heard from again and one turns up dead. Joe, among his other jobs, is essentially the sheriff for the New York mafia and they own some of these brothels. Joe protests that he's not a detective but he agrees to investigate anyway. What he learns is not good.
It appears that someone visiting these girls in the brothels is telling them that if they run off with him they will have a better, more independent, life. They go for it - how can they not? - before they realize too late they have been tricked. Joe identifies a suspect
and then the book becomes even more fast-paced as they zero on in him and his family and his crew have to run some cons and games to get to him.
This is another excellent fast-paced thriller that, despite the dark subject matter, was enjoyable due to the scams and cons and witty dialogue between characters. I give this an 8.
Warning: Both books have a lot of violence, as you might expect with a mafia fixer who is a bouncer dealing with some of the seediest fringes of New York City.
June 18, 2021
The overwhelming beginning here reminds one of Russian novels: many characters with a seemingly endless array of names. Then things begin to pick up, although a simple club bouncer in NYC becomes an international black ops guy, then fights a gang of mercenaries in his backyard. All this can be swallowed and enjoyed, except the research here either went off the tracks or was omitted.
As one becomes involved with firearms, particularly long guns, one learns that the term 'clip' properly refers to a strip clip, a device used to load such things as a Garand M-1. It does not refer to the magazine used in semi-automatic pistols. This is a forgivable misuse in a book because so many gun users do not know the difference. But to toss the 'clip' use around among professionals---not too good of an idea. When combined with goofs in the main fight scene: within a couple of pages we have a slit throat resulting in a severed 'jugular' which 'sprayed blood'. Now, research will tell you that the jugular is a vein, albeit a large one, but veins do no 'spray'. I've seen a lacerated jugular and it poured out blood, yes, but it did not spray. A punctured carotid artery, however, does indeed spray. This distinction has been made thousands of times: why does a novel in 2021, from a major mystery outlet, edited by crime writing pros, allow such a violation? Well, there soon followed a semi-auto 'clicking' when empty and another handgun which gave off the sound of a hit on an empty chamber. Hit an empty chamber? Uh-uh, no.
Yes, these are minor examples, quibbles really, if in a first effort or a Romance pot-boiler. In a tough guy thriller, they are wildly out of place.
The major jarring bump, completely destroying any sense of suspension of disbelief, was the supposed atomic bomb made by piling dynamite on a bunch of uranium. Phui. Ain't gonna happen. The bang will be in direct proportion to the amount of dynamite. No mushroom cloud. No significant radiation, no destruction of entire city block after block.
There are a few old jokes here, which one can greet like old friends. Bad guys aplenty, some grit, a few twists. Altogether, though, a bit overwrought and often marred by little goofs.
As one becomes involved with firearms, particularly long guns, one learns that the term 'clip' properly refers to a strip clip, a device used to load such things as a Garand M-1. It does not refer to the magazine used in semi-automatic pistols. This is a forgivable misuse in a book because so many gun users do not know the difference. But to toss the 'clip' use around among professionals---not too good of an idea. When combined with goofs in the main fight scene: within a couple of pages we have a slit throat resulting in a severed 'jugular' which 'sprayed blood'. Now, research will tell you that the jugular is a vein, albeit a large one, but veins do no 'spray'. I've seen a lacerated jugular and it poured out blood, yes, but it did not spray. A punctured carotid artery, however, does indeed spray. This distinction has been made thousands of times: why does a novel in 2021, from a major mystery outlet, edited by crime writing pros, allow such a violation? Well, there soon followed a semi-auto 'clicking' when empty and another handgun which gave off the sound of a hit on an empty chamber. Hit an empty chamber? Uh-uh, no.
Yes, these are minor examples, quibbles really, if in a first effort or a Romance pot-boiler. In a tough guy thriller, they are wildly out of place.
The major jarring bump, completely destroying any sense of suspension of disbelief, was the supposed atomic bomb made by piling dynamite on a bunch of uranium. Phui. Ain't gonna happen. The bang will be in direct proportion to the amount of dynamite. No mushroom cloud. No significant radiation, no destruction of entire city block after block.
There are a few old jokes here, which one can greet like old friends. Bad guys aplenty, some grit, a few twists. Altogether, though, a bit overwrought and often marred by little goofs.
June 28, 2021
At the end of the day, just another liberal hack peddling a tired caricature of the "crazy right ".
Completely unbelievable plot; however, the action scenes were well done...except for making a bomb out of uranium and dinamyte. Lol.
Completely unbelievable plot; however, the action scenes were well done...except for making a bomb out of uranium and dinamyte. Lol.
August 6, 2021
I love finding new authors. One of the benefits in engaging in social media platforms is exposure to new authors and I am so excited to share this author with you. Against the Law is my first novel from David Gordon and my first Joe the Bouncer novel, the third installment in the Joe the Bouncer series. I think the best terms to describe it are serial thriller. Joe the Bouncer novels feature our protagonist Joe, a retired Special Forces agent who returned from his service in Afghanistan with PTSD. After arriving in Queens, Joe connected with a childhood friend, Gio, who is also a mafia boss struggling with marital issues. Joining this cast is Donna, an FBI agent, who has crossed paths with Joe, Detective Gerald Parks another law enforcement officer with connections to Joe, and Yelena, a thief and partner of Joe. In this installment, the ensemble are investigating and monitoring an influx of new drugs into the New York from Afganistan thanks to the allusive Zahir. As part of the investigation, Joe returns to Afghanistan, a trip he does not want to make and the events in Afghanistan will change how Joe views his mission. Joe and the team are able to connect the drugs to Wildwater Corporation and Zahir. At the center of Wildwater’s operation is a new employee disgraced CIA agent, Mike Powell. This particular character has stalked one of our secondary characters, FBI agent Donna Zamora. Through varying routes and arcs, characters continue to move closer to Wildwater and Mike Powell, at their peril. Wildwater, Powell, and Zahir are not interested in losing their new found share to the opium market in New York.
Gordon combines nonstop action with situational humor to delight readers and to keep the pages turning. Character development is complete with engaging complex characters who find themselves in impossible, sometime humorous, situations with humanizing effects. Characterization is definitely a literary aspect of this novel. Consider adding Against the Law and David Gordon to your CrimeLitTBR pile.
Gordon combines nonstop action with situational humor to delight readers and to keep the pages turning. Character development is complete with engaging complex characters who find themselves in impossible, sometime humorous, situations with humanizing effects. Characterization is definitely a literary aspect of this novel. Consider adding Against the Law and David Gordon to your CrimeLitTBR pile.
August 9, 2023
Can’t get enough of Joe Brody and his cohorts as they tend to their world order in somewhat unconventional ways.
December 8, 2022
(3 1/2). These Joe the Bouncer books have really developed. They started off sort of small in stature, but this one is BIG! More crazy ass violence than ever before, and Joe is in rare form. I can see this is my replacement with the demise of the quality of the Reacher books. The story is fairly wild and crazy right from the start, but it was also very hard to put down, and Joe is way too cool. Very solid. Good stuff.
November 17, 2021
This fast-paced thriller had so many different story threads and characters that it was hard keeping them all straight as the train hauled-ass down the track. The chapters were inter-laced and the POV was all over the place, with Joe being the single line of story-telling that was consistent. Joe is a bouncer, former special-ops warrior, and a character that is trying to be Jack Reacher, Bob Lee Swagger, and James Bond all rolled into one. Kirkus review said that this book was, “supercharged intrigue for readers who’d rather get swept off their feet than think too hard about what’s going on.” When reading these type novels there is always the 10,000Lb. gorilla in the room called, “plausibility.” This book employed many of the triggers of modern terrorism, drug-dealers, bad gov’t. actors, broken relationships, 9/11 tragedy, and lots of blood & guts, although it was all fairly told in PG-13 mode. At one point I thought I might take it back and not finish, but I didn’t do that; nevertheless I can only give it 3-starts in this review.
November 17, 2023
“A Special Forces agent turned strip club bouncer with a side hustle as a fixer for the New York mob seeks the source of a new brand of heroin flooding the city streets Joe is an ex-Special Forces operative with a bad case of PTSD and some substance abuse issues, trying to rebuild a simple life as a strip club bouncer living with his grandmother in Queens. But this simple life is constantly complicated by the fact that, at the invitation of a childhood friend, now a Mafia boss, Joe also moonlights as a fixer for the most powerful crime families in town.” (From the book blurb)
I just love this series and it keeps getting better and better with each book! Fantastic characters, so well developed and just plain fun! Another great story, full of action and humor, I can’t wait for #4! Top book of the year and a favorite series!! Keep writing Joe for us Mr. Gordon!
I just love this series and it keeps getting better and better with each book! Fantastic characters, so well developed and just plain fun! Another great story, full of action and humor, I can’t wait for #4! Top book of the year and a favorite series!! Keep writing Joe for us Mr. Gordon!
December 13, 2021
Ok read- way too many characters to keep straight-but it’s an action story of drugs,organized crime,fbi,mercenaries and Joe the bouncer- mercenaries bringing in new potent heroin into NYC- gonna take over all drugs in city- oc guys want/need to stop them as does the police and fbi- so you have a mix of good guys and bad guys going after the really bad guys(Russian mob and mercenaries)- all ends good for the city bad guys
December 18, 2021
Joe the Bouncer is back at the strip club. He’s a retired Special Forces guy with PTSD from his time in Afghanistan, now spending his time in NY City where life is anything but peaceful. This one’s got everything – stakeouts, crime bosses, drug lords, CIA – you name it, it’s in these pages. Anyone who loves the thrill of the hunt with a good guy at the apex will enjoy this series. Oh, and it’s got funny bits too. Enjoy!
I met this book at Auntie's Bookstore in Spokane, WA
I met this book at Auntie's Bookstore in Spokane, WA
May 10, 2023
As the series progresses the author seems to struggle with staying relevant and must feel the need to punch up the storylines. All that really transpires is an ever increasing spiral downward into perversity and depravity. He makes the characters ever more unlikely and unlikeable.
Couldn’t see any value in finishing as the story was becoming more disturbing, and the plot deteriorated into a smut fest that failed to be meaningful. I’d hoped for more.
Couldn’t see any value in finishing as the story was becoming more disturbing, and the plot deteriorated into a smut fest that failed to be meaningful. I’d hoped for more.
May 20, 2022
Gordon is a master story-teller, pulling the reader along with highly cinematic, fast-paced action. In this, the third (so-far) in the Joe, The Bouncer, series, Joe and crew bust up a new, violent heroin ring, at the request of NYC crime bosses, and Joe finds himself increasingly romantically entangled with an FBI agent.
December 28, 2022
Great Series
I really enjoy this series. The characters are welL developed and the plots are always interesting. The main character Joe is like Jack Reacher but better. I can’t wait to see where the relationship between Joe and Donna is going to go. I do wish Donna was a little more developed. I highly recommend starting with the first in the series.
I really enjoy this series. The characters are welL developed and the plots are always interesting. The main character Joe is like Jack Reacher but better. I can’t wait to see where the relationship between Joe and Donna is going to go. I do wish Donna was a little more developed. I highly recommend starting with the first in the series.
August 20, 2023
Best yet in the series. Fast paced action. Continued growth of the main characters. At first I thought 4 stars, then remembered I stayed up late a couple of nights because I was so enthralled.
On a side thought - when did we romanticize criminals? There are protagonists on both sides of the law in these novels, but when did society decide it was okay to root for criminals?
On a side thought - when did we romanticize criminals? There are protagonists on both sides of the law in these novels, but when did society decide it was okay to root for criminals?
May 28, 2021
Another real fun Joe the Bouncer book- Joe is almost a combination of a Mitch Rapp badass and a superhero like Batman. Colorful characters abound, like the best Elmore Leonards. Hoping for more of these in the future.
May 20, 2022
A series more made for an action film (possibly with those split-screen effects so you can see all of the action happening in real time) I haven't seen. Quite a blast--although less funny than the original and not sure what Toomey's actual cause was.
May 21, 2022
Oh yeah!
A Joe The Bouncer Nobel is guaranteed to keep you enthralled for several hours in a row. Good story once again. The cast of characters just continues to grow on me. Just an excellent ongoing Series! One I ALWAYS look forward to!
A Joe The Bouncer Nobel is guaranteed to keep you enthralled for several hours in a row. Good story once again. The cast of characters just continues to grow on me. Just an excellent ongoing Series! One I ALWAYS look forward to!
July 18, 2022
Really 4.5, but still a great book and a worthy installment to the series. No heist this time but still plenty of action as Joe goes toe to toe with the mysterious Zahir and tries to stop the newest strain of heroin. A little more serious this time but still fun can be had.
November 4, 2022
3rd in the series about an ex special forces veteran who works as a bouncer but also helps an old friend with threats to various criminal endeavors. Rather funny and doesn’t describe the violence in gratuitous ways.
July 27, 2023
This is a fantastic series. I just purchased book four and will start reading tonight. If you choose to read, start with book one, " Joe The Bouncer". If that grabs you as much as it did me, you're hooked. It is loads of fun. If you like suspense, adventure, and comedy, it's all here.
May 8, 2025
Joe and gang again save the day as Joe’s personal life gets more complicated and, hopefully, satisfying.
If you don’t think matzoh can stop a bullet you haven’t tried to use the can after Passover week.
If you don’t think matzoh can stop a bullet you haven’t tried to use the can after Passover week.
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April 29, 2021Action - fast paced - a lot of violence snd a couple bad ass women characters -
Russians mafia cia - a page turner - no one is a complete good guy especially Joe
Russians mafia cia - a page turner - no one is a complete good guy especially Joe
May 21, 2021
Recommended.
Review posted at Tzer Island book blog:
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June 9, 2021
4.1 stars....mayhem, villians everywhere...a welcome distraction
July 4, 2021
The hyperkinetic action is a bit overdone, but it's an entertaining story, well told.
July 22, 2021
The characters remain terrific. The plot was better than in both previous books in the series
July 27, 2021
Now I have realised how the scripts for those 'Fast & Furious' movies are written.
Like this novel!
Another item in the bucket-list taken care of.
Moving on.
Like this novel!
Another item in the bucket-list taken care of.
Moving on.
March 9, 2022
Read 55 pages. Not for me.
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