The Last Gig A Novel An Alessandra Martillo Mystery edition by Norman Green Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Norman Green, critically acclaimed author of four crime novels, debuts a fresh, edgy character in the streetwise Alessandra Martillo, a female take on the P.I.s of yesteryear. Tough as nails and sometimes heartless, smart and altogether too brave for her own good, Al is one of the most interesting lead characters to hit crime fiction in years.
A teenage runaway from the Brownsville projects, Alessandra Martillo lived with an indifferent aunt who had taken her in when her mother killed herself, and later, after more than a year on the streets, a caring uncle found her, took her in, and showed her she had a chance. That was many years ago, and now Alessandra’s all grown up, working for a sleazy P.I., repossessing cars, and trolling for waitstaff on the take. The cases aren’t glamorous, or interesting, but the work pays the bills. And she’s good at it—if there’s one thing she’s learned since leaving the streets, it’s how to take care of herself around life’s shadier elements.
When an Irish mobster named Daniel “Mickey” Caughlan thinks someone on the inside of his shipping operation is trying to set him up for a fall, it’s Al he wants on the job. She’s to find the traitor and report back. But just a little digging shows it’s more complicated than a simple turncoat inside the family; Al’s barely started on the case when she runs into a few tough guys trying to warn her away. Fools. As if a little confrontation wouldn’t make her even more determined.
Gritty and unputdownable, this is perfect for fans of James Lee Burke and Robert Crais.
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The Last Gig A Novel An Alessandra Martillo Mystery edition by Norman Green Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
I like Norman Green's books. This book is not quite as good as Dr Jack, but its a good fast read, gritty, in the genre. It's noir, but not as ugly as lots of them are, and it has some of the same qualities as a good police procedural. Green can have a good way with dialogue, too, snappy and ethnic without being too contrived. Not "deep", but a quick, fun, book.
I really loved this book. I will admit that one of the "bad guys" in the book is named Gearoid O'Hagan, so I was somewhat interested to see how the whole story unraveled as that is also my name. Well, I was not dissappointed. Great story telling, strong plot and very well developed characters.
While there always is some 'suspension of disbelief' necessary to enjoy any work of fiction, I found a lot in this book real-to-life.
The central character is, of course, Alessandra "Al" Martillo. A street smart, tough as nails PI, who manages to get into and out of all sorts of trouble. Other people have mentioned that Al is just a little too tough, but there is one memorable scene where she gets the s*** beaten of her. She wasn't too tough there.
I highly recommend this book. Norman Green ties up all the loose ends and multiple sub-plots nicely and I look forward to Al Martillo having a long, successful literary career.
Thanks to her street wise uncle, former Bronx runaway Alessandra "Al" Martillo learns to live off the street too. She obtains a job at a dumpy private investigative-repo firm working as an assistant to sleazy former NYPD cop Marty Stiles.
Irish mobster Daniel "Mickey" Caughlan hires Stiles to investigate who is using his trucking company to transport drugs while setting up the gangster to take the fall once the cops move in. Stiles needs an insider so assigns the anti Barbie tall, lean and tough Al to go undercover working at the trucking company. Al makes inquiries and learns of the mysterious death of Mickey's twenty year old son six months ago from an alleged overdose. As Stiles works other cases for his clients who hire him due to his silent shady investigations that cross the legal and ethical lines, Al courageously bangs heads placing her at risk.
This is a terrific New York noir starring a kick butt female whose attitude encourages fights as if her motto is "violence is as American as cherry pie" (H. Raps Brown). Although she is bit over the Empire State Building, fans will enjoy her antics and that of her boss as they trek the city that never sleeps. Urban noir fans will enjoy THE LAST GIG due to Al's approach to life from pool-halls to dives, cases from sex tape retrievals to mob traitor, and Manhattan from sordid to even sleazier scenarios.
Harriet Klausner
Mr. Green never fails. A great story.
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