Publisher's Synopsis
At the cutting edge of the revival of classic American noir fiction' - Daily Telegraph Tommy Russo's dream of becoming a famous actor is fading fast, and he is splitting his time between gambling during the day and working nights as a bouncer. When an opportunity comes along to join a smalltime horse-owning syndicate, Tommy jumps at it. The only problem is he needs ten thousand dollars to join the syndicate and what begins with white lies and petty crimes quickly escalates to robbery and murder....'
