Cover of Cogan's Trade

Book 1985

Cogan's Trade

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Publisher
Carroll & Graf Pub
Published
1985
  • Fiction in English
  • Crime
  • Fiction
  • Suspense fiction
  • Fiction, general
  • Fiction, crime
  • Criminals
  • Gambling

"Jackie Cogan is an enforcer for the New England mob. When a high-stakes card game is heisted by unknown hoodlums, Cogan is called in to 'handle' the problem. Moving expertly and ruthlessly among a variety of criminal hacks, hangers-on, and bigger-time crooks--a classic cast of misfits animated by Higgins's hilarious, cracklingly authentic dialogue--Cogan gets to the root of the problem and, with five consecutive shots from a Smith & Wesson thirty-eight Police Special, restores order to his corner of the Boston underworld."--Publisher's description.