Casino Chiseler (Alex Cohen #4) by Leopold Borstinski
Book Blurb:
Would you gamble everything you possess to win more than you can imagine?
Jewish gangster, Alex Cohen leaves jail to find salvation from the 1940s mob in the hotels of Las Vegas. When Bugsy Siegel invites him to take over sports betting in Nevada, Alex must figure out how to get back to the top table in New York without attracting the Feds’ attention.
If he succeeds then he will regain his self respect, but if he fails then the last members of the national crime syndicate will cut him dead and he will be left a nobody or wind up a corpse. And after he bumps into his childhood sweetheart, he has a once in a lifetime opportunity to win her heart. But Alex knows the criminal underworld has the habit of spilling over into his personal life and when Meyer Lansky asks him to murder Siegel, Alex must choose what is truly important to him.
The fourth book in the Alex Cohen series is an historical thriller novel, which rips open the Jewish mob’s involvement in the birth of modern Vegas. Leopold Borstinski’s shattering crime fiction deals a royal flush to each reader.
My Thoughts on Book 1
Scroll down on my blog for my review of book 1, published earlier this morning. I gave Book One 4/5 stars. Here are my abbreviated thoughts from that review.
I finished this book over a few days, despite being absolutely bogged down with college work. I just had to finish it and find out what happened to Alex! I love historical fiction novels, and this has to be one of my favorite ones of all time. It touches on so many issues that plagued New York in the 1910s, from gang violence to unsafe workplaces and women’s lack of rights. This book plunges the readers into a lively world centered around Alex and those he comes into contact with throughout this section of his life.
My First Impressions Thoughts on Book 2
Alex has now come back from war, and he is a completely different man. He has seen and done things that no human should do, and realizes that he was a fool to think he was saving anyone by going overseas in the first place. Now he is in a city full of people who think he died, trying to gain his footing. Alex left a gang kingpin, is back a broken man, and is starting his life over again. I am excited to see how his story will change as he gains a new start in NYC, with a different main love interest and a new lease on life.
About Leopold Borstinski:
Leopold Borstinski is an independent author whose past careers have included financial journalism, business management of financial software companies, consulting and product sales and marketing, as well as teaching.
There is nothing he likes better so he does as much nothing as he possibly can. He has travelled extensively in Europe and the US and has visited Asia on several occasions. Leopold holds a Philosophy degree and tries not to drop it too often.
He lives near London and is married with one wife, one child and no pets.
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Purchase Links:
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2H08t5s
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2SMDr3P
Waterstones: https://bit.ly/3dppv97
Publishing Information:
Published in paperback and digital formats by Sobriety Press on 30th September 2020
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