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PublisherMacmillan Audio

ISBN-101427299269

ISBN-139781427299260

eBay Product ID (ePID)5038839133

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TopicThrillers / Crime, Mystery & Detective / Historical, Thrillers / Historical

Book TitleButton Man : a Novel

Publication Year2018

LanguageEnglish

GenreFiction

AuthorAndrew Gross

FormatCompact Disc

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 In.

Item Length6.1 In.

Item Width5.1 In.

Item Weight7.9 Oz

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsPraise for Edoardo Ballerini: "Actor Ballerini turns the scene into a fascinating radio dramaThese conversational moments, delicately crafted by Gross and splendidly performed by Ballerini, have a profound effect on the novel's equally well-enacted, action-filled, breathless escape sequence." - Publishers Weekly on The One Man "Gross's saboteur is a champion of patriotic devotion and physical endurance, and Ballerini captures his grace and humanity, as well as his courage, in a manly timbre." - AudioFile Magazine on The Saboteur Praise for The Saboteur: "[Gross demonstrates] that with a talented writer at the helm, the past can truly come alive. The Saboteur is a terrific thriller." - Associated Press "From its opening pages, Grosss novel grips readers as they follow the tough-minded and persistent Nordstrum every step of the way. Highly recommended for thriller fans as well as lovers of historical fiction based on true events" - Library Journal (starred review) "Tension permeates the pages even for readers who know the historical outcome. A terrific story filled with tension and surprises right to the end. That's two World War II winners in a row for Gross." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review), "[N]arrator Edoardo Ballerini's narration is eminently listenable. He uses his many talents to make this audiobook...lively and contemporary." - AudioFile

Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition

Synopsis"As usual, narrator Edoardo Ballerini's narration is eminently listenable...He captures the rich details of the era while engaging listeners with the story's relatable family dynamics." -- AudioFile Magazine Following up The One Man and The Saboteur , Andrew Gross's next historical thriller audiobook brings to life the dramatic birth of organized crime in 1930s New York City from the tale of one family. After a string of New York Times bestselling suburban thrillers, Andrew Gross has reinvented himself as a writer of historical thrillers. In his latest audiobook, Button Man , he delivers a stirring story of a Jewish family brought together in the dawn of the women's garment business and torn apart by the birth of organized crime in New York City in the 1930s. Morris, Sol, and Harry Rabishevsky grew up poor and rough in a tiny flat on the Lower East Side, until the death of their father thrust them into having to fend for themselves and support their large family. Morris, the youngest, dropped out of school at twelve years old and apprenticed himself to a garment cutter in a clothing factory; Sol headed to accounting school; but Harry, scarred by a family tragedy, fell in with a gang of thugs as a teenager. Morris steadily climbs through the ranks at the factory until at twenty-one he finally goes out on his own, convincing Sol to come work with him. But Harry can't be lured away from the glamour, the power, and the money that come from his association with Louis Buchalter, whom Morris has battled with since his youth and who has risen to become the most ruthless mobster in New York. And when Buchalter sets his sights on the unions that staff the garment makers' factories, a fatal showdown is inevitable, pitting brother against brother. This new audiobook is equal parts historical thriller, rich with the detail of a vibrant New York City in the 1920s and 1930s, and family saga, based on Andrew Gross's own family story and on the history of the era, complete with appearances by real-life characters like mobsters Louis Lepke and Dutch Schultz and special prosecutor Thomas Dewey, and cements Gross's reputation as today's most atmospheric and original historical thriller writer. "Button Man is a compelling, fast paced historical thriller that paints a rich portrait of the rise of organized crime in 1930's America. Fans of Boardwalk Empire and Dennis Lehane will love it." - Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale