The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer) - Hardcover

Gordon, David

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9781838933104: The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1838933107 ISBN 13: 9781838933104

Publisher: Head of Zeus, 2019

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Ex-black-ops-specialist-turned-strip-club-bouncer Joe Brody has a new qualification to add to his resume: an alliance of New York City's mob bosses has deemed him its 'sheriff.' In the straight world, when you 'see something' you 'say something' to the law. In the bent world, they call Joe.

Still reeling from a particularly difficult operation, and having plummeted back into the drug and alcohol addiction that got him kicked out of the military as a result, Joe has just managed to detox at the clinic of a Chinese herbalist when the mob bosses phone: they need Joe to help them swindle a group of opioid dealers (of all things).

But these are no typical drug-ferrying gangsters. Little Maria, the head of the Dominican mob, has discovered that her new heroin suppliers belong to an al Qaeda splinter group, and that they're planning to use their drug funds to back their terrorist agenda. With Joe in command, the mob coalition must pull off an intricate heist that will begin in Manhattan's diamond district. At stake is not only their business, but the state of the world.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR THE BOUNCER:
'Clever plotting and a light-hearted tone add charm to this lively caper despite its multiple violent deaths ... Lots of fun' Sunday Times.
'Fast, funny and tough, David Gordon's The Bouncer will toss you over his shoulder like King Kong and carry you away' Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition.
'A tour-de-force, ranging from underworld crime to a unique caper and a terrorist plot. David Gordon brings an outstanding new voice to the contemporary crime novel' Robert Crais.
'A treat – a hard-edged thriller that makes you feel good while you're reading it. Give it to someone. They'll thank you' Thomas Perry.
'Funny, with a satirical edge ... Gordon knows how to write a potboiler' LA Times.

Book Description:

In the hotly anticipated sequel to David Gordon's The Bouncer, New York City's most hardened mob bosses team up once again, this time to pull off a high-stakes drug heist.

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