Reviewed By: Donna M - RAM
Charlie Opera
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Charlie Stella
Class/Genre: Mystery Hard Boiled
Carroll and Graf
So there's this wiseguy right? Nicky Cuccia? Wants a guy whacked for breaking his jaw, right? So he arranges a hitman in Vegas widout telling da Vegas mob. And the hittee has absolutely no idea. He's just Charlie Pellechia - an unconnected, retired window cleaner who happened to punch some guy on the chin for grabbing his wife's ass. He's in Vegas for a nice vacation. Unfortunately, within just a few hours his wife's left him and he's mugged and left for dead at a construction site. Before you can say "Make me an offer I can't refuse" there's every manner of mobster involved. If they'd got themselves organised they could have arranged a convention - MobCon - A Horse's Head In Every Bed. As well as the DEA, FBI, LVPD and the rest of the alphabet too - all adding up to spell good, dirty FUN.
There's double dealing, triple dealing and under the table dealing galore. Paranoia reigns amongst the shiny suited wiseguys. Don't know who's on your side? No problem - just whack 'em. The violence escalate, the body count mounts and in amongst it all is a sweet love story and some opera.
There are also some strangely endearing characters - including a mobster who made me want to stuff my mouth with cotton wool balls and welcome him to The Family.
Donna M - RAM
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