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Gangsters Don't Die
Gangsters Don't Die: A Novel | Tod Goldberg
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The gloriously original (The New York Times) and critically acclaimed crime series starring a Chicago hitman hiding out as a rabbi in the desert suburbs of Las Vegas comes to its thrilling conclusion Mafia hit-man-turned-rabbi Sal Cupertine is ready to get out of the life. But its not going to be easy. His once-brilliant plan to pass himself off as Rabbi David Cohen is unraveling. Enemies on both sides of the law are hot on his trail. His wife and son are unreachable in witness protection and are probably in danger. In order to find his family, get out of the desert alive, and salvage his long-sought-after happy ending, Sal is going to have to confront some very bad people from his past. Native American kingpin Peaches Pocotillo has wrested control of Chicagos mob family while expanding his criminal empire in the west, and now seeks to settle an old score with Sal. These two antiheroes have a history that stretches back decades, and the blood feud between Peaches and Sal will lead them to a violent showdown deep in the heart of the low desert. As complications cast old revelations in a new light, including one that stretches back to the long-ago death of Sals infamous gangster father Dark Billy Cupertine, Sal must team up with some unlikely alliesand confront the reality of who he has becomein this stunning conclusion to the popular and critically acclaimed Gangsterland trilogy.
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PaperbackPirate
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I finished this series today and I loved it! I really could not imagine an ending I would like because I loved and hated the main character, but somehow Mr. Goldberg pulled it off. There were lots of great twists at the end as well.
Read if you like dark humor, rooting for the antihero, Jewish characters, Bruce Springsteen, or a new type of mob man story.
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I finished a series for #serieslove2024!
😎 Photo with my friend & Tod, AZ 9/20/23

TheSpineView Great pic! 9mo
Ruthiella Awesome! Did you listen to the Literary Disco podcast. They appear to be on a permanent break, but it was fun while it lasted. 9mo
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PaperbackPirate No I had never even heard of it before now @Ruthiella ! I bet it was good. I love listening to him talk. 9mo
Ruthiella @PaperbackPirate You can still listen to older episodes. If you like Tod, I say give it a whirl. 9mo
PaperbackPirate Thank you for the recommendation @Ruthiella ! I‘ll have to check it out. 9mo
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Lots of 4 star books last month but I am loving Gangsters Don‘t Die! I hope I can finish it this weekend.
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131/150 The Conclusion of the Gangsterland trilogy was just as crazy, violent and blood soaked as I expected. Rabbi David Cohen (aka gangster Sal Cupertine) knows his days are numbered, either he will finally be captured by the FBI and turn state evidence, or his fellow mafia family will kill him to keep it from happening. Cupertine isn't a anti-hero, he's a cold blooded killer, but I couldn't help wanting to see him survive, to beat the odds ⬇️⬇️

RamsFan1963 piled so high against him. The ending was happier than I expected, considering how bleak the trilogy was overall. 5🌟 I highly recommend the whole trilogy. 11mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 11mo
BookmarkTavern Yay! 🎉🎉🎉 11mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 11mo
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