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The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats

The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats

Author(s): Hesh Kestin

Location(s): New York City (NYC)

Genre(s): Crime

Era(s): 1963

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It’s New York, 1963, and college student Russell Newhouse has just made the acquaintance of notorious Jewish gangster Shoeshine Cats.

Cats wants a tiny favour. And – for his own reasons – he also wants to educate Russell in the world of crime, cops and the gritty reality of life on the edge.

Russell knows a lot about books, a bit about girls, and nothing at all about the mob.

That’s about to change.

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‘In this smart and surprisingly poignant gangster story, Hesh Kestin peppers the stew with an unusual blend that’s part American Graffiti, part Sopranos and part The Chosen.’ (Julie Salamon, author of The Devil’s Candy...

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