The Gumshoe Chronicles 1921

By T. Viola

New York City, 1921. Get too close to the Mafia and youll be nothing more than a puppet with the Syndicate pulling the strings. Its not the first time Joey Batista, private eye, has heard this warning, but this time hes honor-bound by his familys ties to Castellano, the neighborhood mob boss. When Castellano brings in Joey to solve a local waterfront murder, then sends him to Detroit to help settle a Mafia power struggle, Joey realizes his hopes of building a nice, quiet PI business with his gorgeous partner, Jackie, are dashed. If that werent enough, hes also being pursued by a killer with a blood vendetta, an unscrupulous DA, and a pair of notorious hit men. When Castellanos family is threatened, Joey is drawn deeper into the inner workings of the underworld, pitting him against a foe so deadly that even Joeys wartime skills as an assassin might not save him. As the neighborhood braces for a Mafia standoff, Joey must decide once and for all where he stands.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432787950
• ISBN13: 9781432787950
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"