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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel
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New York Times bestseller: A novel of a messy mob war in Brooklyn that “makes you laugh out loud” (Chicago Sun-Times).
  Kid Sally Palumbo has been a loyal servant to the Brooklyn Mafia for years. His specialty is murder, and he is so skilled at it that he has gotten the attention of Mafia boss Papa Baccala. But unfortunately for Kid Sally, murder pays poorly. He wants to make real dough, to get respect, and to be able to tell his colleagues where to sit when they eat dinner. In short, he wants to be boss. The job would be his for the taking—if only Kid Sally weren’t a Grade A moron.  To keep Sally from stirring up trouble, Baccala tosses him an easy assignment: Organize a bicycle race through Brooklyn, and keep the profits. Kid Sally bungles it, setting off a turf war that quickly engulfs the borough. The dimwitted mobsters are masters in the art of murder, and they are about to put on a show. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
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Release dateFeb 14, 2012
ISBN9781453245545
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel
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Jimmy Breslin

<p>Jimmy Breslin was born in Jamaica, Queens. He was awarded the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. His bestselling and critically acclaimed books include <em>The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight</em>; <em>Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?</em>; <em>The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutiérrez</em>; several anthologies; and the memoir, <em>I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me</em>. He lives on Broadway, the Big Street, in New York City.</p>

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