{"product_id":"9781509838967","title":"The Mobster's Lament","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of The Axeman's Jazz, Ray Celestin's gripping third book, The Mobster's Lament, follows a gangster's last chance to escape the clutches of New York's mafia families, but as a blizzard descends on NYC, a ruthless serial killer is tracking his every move.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York, 1947.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMob fixer Gabriel Leveson's plans to flee the city are put on hold when he is tasked with tracking down stolen mob money by 'the boss of all bosses', Frank Costello. But while he's busy looking, he doesn't notice who's watching him . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Private Investigator Ida Young and her old partner, Michael Talbot, must prove the innocence of Talbot's son Tom, who has been accused of the brutal murders of four people in a Harlem flophouse. With all the evidence pointing towards him, their only chance of exoneration is to find the killer themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhilst across town, Ida's childhood friend, Louis Armstrong, is on the brink of bankruptcy, when a promoter approaches him with a strange offer to reignite his career . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth a gripping neo-noir crime novel and a vivid, panoramic portrait of New York, The Mobster's Lament takes you to the heart of a city where the Mob has risen to the height of its powers . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Ray+Celestin\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eRay Celestin\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ray Celestin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377476649123,"sku":"9781509838967","price":285.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781509838967_48960a8b-9e8a-405f-8fad-94802167605d.jpg?v=1776556309","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781509838967","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}