{"product_id":"crooks-9780063445567","title":"Crooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePREORDER — Expected release: 02 February 2027.\u003c\/strong\u003e This book is not yet available. Dispatch is subject to supplier availability and publication-date changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026amp;quot;Lou Berney's Crooks stands with some of the finest crime novels ever written.\u0026amp;quot; \u0026amp;mdash; Don Winslow, #1 Internationally bestselling author\u0026amp;quot;A panoramic, cross-generational look at a unique family pursuing their individual visions of the American dream.\u0026amp;rdquo; \u0026amp;mdash; Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling authorFrom award-winning author Lou Berney comes an electrifying new novel that follows a uniquely American crime family on an unforgettable journey across four decades.You\u0026amp;rsquo;ve never met a family like the Mercurios.They say the American dream is going farther in life than your parents ever did. But how does that work if your parents are criminalsFor Buddy, a low-level mob wise guy, and Lillian, a charming pickpocket, the criminal underworld is the only life they\u0026amp;rsquo;ve ever known. When they\u0026amp;rsquo;re forced to flee the glittering Babylon of Las Vegas, they end up opening a club in Oklahoma City\u0026amp;mdash;a town that quickly feels like a gold mine of fresh marks and easy new money. Along for the ride are their five children, all of them raised into the family business of crime\u0026amp;mdash;until the day comes when they each have a chance to make their own way in the world, even if they can never completely escape the family\u0026amp;rsquo;s long, dark shadow.Jeremy, the family\u0026amp;rsquo;s Golden Boy, will throw himself into the glittering excesses of a drug-fueled Hollywood in the roaring 1980s.Tallulah, the daredevil, will find herself in the deadly Wild West of post-communist Moscow.Ray, the dope, the dumb muscle since he was a kid, wants nothing more than to put down his gun, but following orders is all he\u0026amp;rsquo;s ever known.Alice, the genius who renounced her life of crime long ago, now sees her white-shoe law firm being blackmailed and must tap into old skills to save both the company and her own life.And Piggy, a civilian always on the outside looking in on his crime family, desperate to be part of the gang.Crooks is an epic novel about a truly unforgettable family\u0026amp;mdash;each Mercurio has to grapple, in their own way, with the family\u0026amp;rsquo;s powerful criminal legacy.\u003ch2\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003eLou Berney is the author of two previous novels—Whiplash River, nominated for an Edgar Award, and Gutshot Straight, nominated for a Barry Award-as well as the collection The Road to Bobby Joe and Other Stories. A television and film screenwriter, he also teaches writing at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University.","brand":"Lou Berney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44300566036541,"sku":"9780063445567","price":32.29,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/x1000_f060aef8-7cb8-4c47-a028-e4dce6dbc5a8.jpg?v=1793698660","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/crooks-9780063445567","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}