{"product_id":"gangsterland-paperback","title":"Gangsterland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTod Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wickedly dark and funny gangster novel \u003cb\u003ethat \"aspires to the heights of Elmore Leonard\" \u003c\/b\u003eset in a desert landscape as ruthless and barren as those who inhabit it \u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSal Cupertine is a legendary hit man for the Chicago Mafia, known for his ability to get in and out of a crime without a trace. Until now, that is. His first-ever mistake forces Sal to botch an assassination, killing three undercover FBI agents in the process. This puts too much heat on Sal, and he knows this botched job will be his death sentence to the Mafia. So he agrees to their radical idea to save his own skin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few surgeries and some intensive training later, and Sal Cupertine is gone, disappeared into the identity of Rabbi David Cohen. Leading his growing congregation in Las Vegas, overseeing the population and the temple and the new cemetery, Rabbi Cohen feels his wicked past slipping away from him, surprising even himself as he spouts quotes from the Torah or the Old Testament. Yet, as it turns out, the Mafia isn't quite done with him yet. Soon the new cemetery is being used as both a money and body-laundering scheme for the Chicago family. And that rogue FBI agent on his trail, seeking vengeance for the murder of his three fellow agents, isn't going to let Sal fade so easily into the desert.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTod Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eGangsterland\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Hammett Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe House of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e, which he coauthored with Brad Meltzer; and the crime-tinged novels \u003ci\u003eLiving Dead Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and \u003ci\u003eFake Liar Cheat\u003c\/i\u003e, plus five novels in the popular \u003ci\u003eBurn Notice\u003c\/i\u003e series. He is also the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eSimplify\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2006 finalist for the SCIBA Award for Fiction and winner of the Other Voices Short Story Collection Prize, and Other Resort Cities. His essays, journalism, and criticism have appeared in many publications, including the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLas Vegas Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others, and have won five Nevada Press Association Awards. He lives in Indio, California, where he directs the Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing \u0026amp; Writing for the Performing Arts at the University of California, Riverside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770623000864,"sku":"9781619025783","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7001e92a427fb9ed04c026f68cb45042.webp?v=1780375469","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gangsterland-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}