Synopsis Jimmy Dolan gets fired from his plummy political job in the mayor's office after getting in a scuffle with a crooked union boss who is opposing Jimmy's father's bid for the union presidency. Soon, he finds himself in a dangerous war against Tommy Magic, the gangster who is backing his dad's opponent. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2001-06-01 | | Narrated by: | David Daoust | | Edition Description: | Unabridged |
| Size | | Height: | 7.3 in | | Width: | 4.5 in | | Thickness: | 2.5 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Publisher's Note When Jimmy Dolan's father is brutally murdered while running for president of the construction worker's union, Jimmy must decide whether to risk his life to defend his father's honor and the interests of the rank and file, in a novel set in the union halls, taverns, and half-built skyscrapers of midtown Manhattan.
Industry Reviews "[THE RACKETS] delivers the goods in its gritty details of municipal corruption, both blue- and white-collar, with a healthy dose of class consciousness." Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Levy (06/01/2001)
"Cinematic and completely enthralling.... Think Dostoyevsky with a hard hat and lead pipe." Village Voice - Rich Levin (07/04/2001)
"...[E]verything you could want in a quick urban crime read..." Salon (07/16/2001)
"...THE RACKETS is not just a well-paced, violent thriller or an insider's look at construction unions--it's an elegy for the city's old Irish working class, and even for its tangled, unavoidable dealings with the Mafia. It's a song, in other words, for two of the city's old tribes, who eventually, or soon, will disappear." New York Times Book Review - Colin Harrison (07/29/2001)
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