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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A pair of adventures more immersive than a movie!,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sweet Money Girl / Life and Death of a Tough Guy (Paperback)
Sweet Money Girl / Life and Death of a Tough Guy collects a pair of two-fisted action novels by New York City Hell's Kitchen native Benjamin Appel (1907-1977). "Sweet Money Girl", originally published in 1954, is the saga of two men who are both passionately in love with the same woman - Hortense, a dance instructor who has long since lost all pretensions of idealism and always looks after herself first. "Life and Death of a Tough Guy", originally published in 1955, tells the story of Joey Kasow, a Jewish kid growing up in 1920's Hell's Kitchen who becomes increasingly entangled with an Irish gang, eventually serving as their enforcer. New York City itself comes alive in both novels, which pulse with a synergetic resonance that reflects the author's personal life experience. The result is a pair of adventures more immersive than a movie! Highly recommended.
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Sweet Money Girl / Life and Death of a Tough Guy by Benjamin Appel (Paperback - January 30, 2009)
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