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To cover up what an out-of-control trader at a Manhattan brokerage firm did to Olivia Sanchez, they blackballed her. Who could stop them? Olivia’s cousin Manny. The ex-con and ex-gang leader’s wants to take care of the arrogant bastard permanently. His partner James Beck, part of a tight group of ex-cons in Brooklyn’s Red Hook, convinces Manny to hold off. Things can be complicated. But there’s much more at stake than even the savvy Beck imagines.
Among Thieves (Thorndike Large Print Crime Scene), by John Clarkson- Amazon Sales Rank: #7252555 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-06
- Format: Large Print
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .90" h x 5.60" w x 8.60" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 677 pages
Review
“[An] outstanding thriller... Fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher will find a lot to like” ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“With crisp prose, masterful plotting, and building suspense, this is a real treat for fans of gritty crime fiction, who will want more from Clarkson.” ―Booklist (starred review)
“Among Thieves is hardboiled urban noir from the pen of a master … highly recommended.” ―Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of Personal
“Among Thieves is an adrenaline fueled rush of reality and James Beck is one of the baddest, boldest, brashest creations ever seen in the pages of any thriller. It's a rock 'n roll, foot-stomper of a book and once you start you cannot stop reading. You can't ask for more out of a crime novel than you get from Among Thieves. It is as good as good gets.” ―Lorenzo Carcaterra, New York Times bestselling author of Sleepers and The Wolf
“Fans of the great Lawrence Block and Lee Child will get their money's worth and then some.” ―Peter Blauner, author of Slow Motion Riot and Executive Producer of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
“John Clarkson's Among Thieves is an intense, well-written thriller about tough, cunning men whose conflicting schemes turn Brooklyn into a battlefield.” ―Thomas Perry, author of Butcher's Boy and Vanishing Act
About the Author
JOHN CLARKSON is the author of five previous novels, including And Justice for One. He spent many years in the New York advertising industry―as a copywriter, running his own agency, and as a private consultant. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. STAYING ALIVE - AND INVOLVED By Red Rock Bookworm AMONG THIEVES by John Clarkson is well written, action packed mystery that allows the reader to identify with the books chief protagonist, James Beck, a wrongly convicted ex-con who, with a group of fellow ex-cons, attempts to right the wrong done to a woman named Olivia Sanchez by a couple of guys named Milstein and Crane, the big-wigs at a Manhattan brokerage firm. Seems that Olivia, in the course of performing her job, has stumbled on some questionable multi-million dollar transactions, a discovery that lead to her being assaulted and then fired from her job.Olivia is the niece of one of Beck's ex-con buddies Manny Guzman and Manny is out for blood. Beck convinces Manny that murder is not the answer and to let him handle the problem. Little does Beck realize that Olivia's employment problem is just the tip of the an iceberg that connects Milstein and Crane to deals involving illegal multi-million dollar investments, the Russian mob, illegal arms deals, as well as a clandestine U.S. government agency.Beck, with the help of side-kick DeMarco Jones and a group of colorful cohorts are forced into a power play that expands into an ever widening nonstop war with not only the arms dealer and some brutal Russian mobsters with the NYPD getting involved as well. There are numerous interesting and powerfully written plot twists that keep not only Beck and his cronies on their toes but keep the reader guessing as well.This novel has it all: an interesting story line, plenty of action, and an admirable protagonist - - - all the things that most readers of action/mystery novels love and look forward to. Move over Jack Reacher, Elvis Cole and Joe Pike there's a new bad-ass in town and a new movie just begging to be made.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. AMONG THIEVES is fabulous, pure and simple. Clarkson brings some finely honed cinematic chops to the darkly humorous book. By Bookreporter Don’t let AMONG THIEVES get past you. There are many worthy books being published on a weekly basis, so it’s difficult to decide what to read. But John Clarkson’s latest, a hard-boiled and hard-driving crime caper novel, stands out among them.It has been a while --- 11 years, a veritable eternity in the publishing world --- since Clarkson has favored us with a novel, and AMONG THIEVES is the perfect vehicle to showcase his return. The book is set primarily in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, an ideal place for the almost nondescript bar that serves as Ground Zero for most of what occurs. The establishment is owned by James Beck (his identity well-hidden behind a business entity), an ex-convict who hires and assists fellow ex-cons. Beck is introduced in one of the best opening paragraphs I’ve read recently, which is right up there with THE LAST GOOD KISS by James Crumley and THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE by George V. Higgins.The jumpstart of the book is simple enough. One of Beck’s friends and associates, a hard case named “Manny” Guzman, wants someone killed. Guzman has a cousin, Olivia Sanchez, who has done very well working for Summit, a New York investment firm. Olivia is special to Manny, having been his sole visitor and contact with the outside world while he was doing a long and difficult prison stretch. Olivia has now come to Manny in dire straits, reporting that she has incurred the wrath of one of the firm’s partners, Alan Crane, who runs one of the firm’s most successful hedge funds. After becoming aware of some questionable transactions that Crane was making and mentioning it to Frederick Milstein, the firm’s owner, Crane violently confronted her. By the time the dust settled and the smoke cleared, Olivia had broken fingers and was out of a job.Manny sees things very simply: Crane needs to die. Beck, however, sees an alternative, one that has the possibility of enriching his outreach program to ex-convicts while extracting a measure of revenge. He begins to exercise the street equivalent of due diligence and almost immediately doesn’t like what he sees. Crane’s fund is tied closely and dug in deeply with a ruthless Russian arms trader who sees any impediment to profit as something that must be removed immediately and effectively. Still, Beck starts softly (at least for him) by confronting Milstein and suggesting that a de facto severance package for Olivia would be appropriate. When the “request” initiates a violent rebuttal, Beck decides to go a different and more dramatic route. The more he learns, though, the more unsettled he becomes.There is much more to Olivia’s firing, and to Summit, than initially was revealed. Still, Beck has a number of assets, namely the loyalty of his crew, extreme firepower, and an innate cunning that enables him to plan two or three steps ahead in a world where allies and adversaries can change in a New York minute and a violent fistfight can end in a wary handshake. By the time the book reaches its powerful and explosive conclusion(s), some things have changed while others have stayed the same (and not always for the better).AMONG THIEVES is fabulous, pure and simple. Clarkson, who also works as a screenwriter, brings some finely honed cinematic chops to the gritty and occasionally darkly humorous narrative in this tale of the people who live constantly on the edge and behind unmarked doors in neighborhoods where most of us never stop if we travel through at all. One of the best pieces of news I received this past week is that Clarkson is working on the second book of a conceived series involving Beck and company. I hope we don’t have to wait another decade for it, but it most certainly would be worth it.Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Tough men and a beautiful sexy woman - sounds like the start of a killer thriller - and it is! By Cheryl Stout First of all, I enjoyed this book - mostly. At 400+ pages, I feel that the author could have edited out at least 25% of the content and had a much cleaner, more streamlined story.There was way too much detail, in my opinion, of the brokerage business. As a reader of fiction, I want to have a story flow, with enough detail to keep me informed about the storyline but not so much that the book starts feeling like a textbook. And there was an over-abundance of info.But other than those things, I liked the book. I think it would make a good movie.The main protagonist, James Beck, served eight years in prison for killing a cop (in a bar fight) and then got out on a technicality. He is way tough and has a crew of ex-cons, gang members, and other friends that are just as tough.The people they go up against are ruthless, cruel men including a whole slew of Russians, some mercenaries, and more.The impetus getting everyone riled up is a beautiful, sexy risk and compliance manager (I do believe) at a brokerage firm and the brokerage firm is a big part of this story.Blood and guts, twists and turns - all wrapped up in this current day thriller. I hope we see more of James Beck and his crew in future books.
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