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![]() | Bad Business (1991) (The fourth book in the Mike Tozzi and Cuthbert Gibbons series) A novel by Anthony Bruno |
Publisher's Weekly
The fourth in Bruno's Bad series ( Bad Guys ) is the best yet: fast, intricate and funny. We know from the start that the villain is Tom Augustine, WASP assistant U.S. attorney who's made a deal with mob drug dealers--he'll shield them in exchange for the $14 million he needs to run for mayor of New York City. He establishes his bona fides by coldly strangling a Sicilian prosecutor and proceeds to cut a murderous swath that climaxes in a mad car chase in Little Italy. His nemeses are two FBI partners, crusty middle-aged Gibbons and 30-something hothead Tozzi. Foulmouthed, rash and constantly bickering, the agents are understandably unpopular with FBI brass. After Tozzi shoots his mouth off in front of a reporter, is suspended, nearly killed by thugs and harried by the kidnapping of his girlfriend's young daughter, the duo must prove their case against Augustine without official cooperation. The plot careens terrifically, like a combination of Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake, and the characters are vivid, notably the increasingly crazed Augustine and a wily Sicilian capo who's almost charming.
Genre: Mystery
The fourth in Bruno's Bad series ( Bad Guys ) is the best yet: fast, intricate and funny. We know from the start that the villain is Tom Augustine, WASP assistant U.S. attorney who's made a deal with mob drug dealers--he'll shield them in exchange for the $14 million he needs to run for mayor of New York City. He establishes his bona fides by coldly strangling a Sicilian prosecutor and proceeds to cut a murderous swath that climaxes in a mad car chase in Little Italy. His nemeses are two FBI partners, crusty middle-aged Gibbons and 30-something hothead Tozzi. Foulmouthed, rash and constantly bickering, the agents are understandably unpopular with FBI brass. After Tozzi shoots his mouth off in front of a reporter, is suspended, nearly killed by thugs and harried by the kidnapping of his girlfriend's young daughter, the duo must prove their case against Augustine without official cooperation. The plot careens terrifically, like a combination of Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake, and the characters are vivid, notably the increasingly crazed Augustine and a wily Sicilian capo who's almost charming.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
June 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Bad Business Author(s): Anthony Bruno ISBN: 0-385-29968-0 / 978-0-385-29968-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Delacorte Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Bad Business Author(s): Anthony Bruno ISBN: 0-595-50882-0 / 978-0-595-50882-2 (USA edition) Publisher: iUniverse Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1992 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Bad Business Author(s): Anthony Bruno ISBN: 0-440-21120-4 / 978-0-440-21120-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
March 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Bad Business (Gibbons and Tozzi books) Author(s): Anthony Bruno Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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