Payback

by Thomas Kelly

Book Overview

As the wild building boom of the 1980s galvanizes the construction rackets, both the Mafia and the feds stake out territory in New York City's eternally explosive Hell's Kitchen, longtime turf of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679450513
• ISBN13: 9780679450511
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Delicious

This man has the uncanny ability to translate the unspeakable grit, grime and passion of New York City into the printable word...then pound you over the heart with it.

FINALLY!!!

Not enough can be said about the true backbone of the city. The construction crews that pulled together and built the greatest city in the world. Tom Kelly stepped up and did it with his novel PAYBACK. Who really knew the thankless job of the sandhogs? How many think of them when drive through the tunnels or turn on our faucets? The story circles around an Irish/American family in Hell's Kitchen, torn between greedy "bosses" crooked politicians and yearning to fit in somewhere. There is a lot going on here in Payback, but Tom pulls it all together with grit, spit and good old "Irish humor". Well done!

A Terrific Debut

This book is a real page turner; never slow or boring. The story reminded me of the true crime story "The Westies", another excellent book. I can't wait til Thomas Kelly's next book comes out, this is definitely a writer to watch for!

Real characters, gripping writing

This book had me hooked from the first page on. I felt like I actually knew the characters, and the many twists and turns in the plotline kept me hanging onto every word. The author's writing showed glimpses of an Irish poet, wrapped up in a tough guy suit. I cannot recommend this book enough!

Excellent first timer.

This is an excellent book especially for a first timer. I sure hope he does as well hereafter. Fot some reason it brought me back to the Studs Lonigan trilogy, especially with the line "live fast and die young