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Billy Boy [Paperback]

Thomas J. Hubschman (Author)
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September 1, 2001
Petty thief, amphetamine junkie...Billy Conover is a social parasite keeping just one step ahead of the law...until the night he accepts an invitation to go for a joy ride and ends up being party to the brutal killing of a black youth. BILLY BOY is his odyssey through an underworld of small-time thugs, ex-Girl Scouts who turn tricks for a vial of crack and an overburdened legal system that eventually holds Billy responsible for a murder to which he refuses to believe he was anything more than a witness.

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"Billy Boy is as real as it gets, a tough, disturbing, unsentimental account of life on the mean streets of Brooklyn NY."
--Wordweaver

"Hubschman writes a very real and gripping story... Billy Boy stays with you." --Small Press Review

"Heart-pounding...one of the most satisfying contemporary novels I've read." --Reader's Niche

Product Details

  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Savvy Press (September 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 096698773X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0966987737
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,336,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thomas J. Hubschman (thomasjhubschman@gmail.com) is the author of Look at Me Now, Billy Boy and The Jew's Wife & Other Stories (Savvy Press) and three science fiction novels. His work has appeared in New York Press, The Antigonish Review, Eclectica, The Blue Moon Review and many other publications. Two of his short stories were broadcast on the BBC World Service. He has also edited two anthologies of new writing from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

He lives in Brooklyn, New York, which remains his chief inspiration.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brooklyn neighborhood crime: fast action and character, September 15, 2011
This review is from: Billy Boy (Kindle Edition)
This is a gripping story of a charming nogoodnik, always on the fringe of trouble, but now caught in the middle of something serious. The author does a good job of capturing the flavors of a seamy Brooklyn neighborhood and its colorful characters. A very good read. (Review written by FoxyLoxy)
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