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Sal, Max, and Enzo Bruschetti have spent their entire lives keeping a low profile. As their criminal empire as grown more diverse, they have relied on an increasingly complex web of financial arrangements to keep their business safe from prying eyes. Now wealthy and aging, they have decided to retire from crime. Right after they tie up a few loose ends...But when actor Harry Murphy inadvertently overhears the Bruschetti brothers plotting to turn several associates into "dead meat" he is stricken by conscience and decides he must intervene. After traveling to London to warm one of the intended victims, Harry is caught up in a shootout, forced to flee in a high speed chase, mistaken for a Bruschetti agent, and handed a suitcase filled with cash. Out of his depth and in over his head, Harry is picked up by the British authorities who want to use him to build a case against the mysterious Bruschettis. New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
'As compelling and entertaining as the man himself, McCallum's first book dazzles.'-Joanna Lumley; 'This is crime as light comedy, with a broad cast of characters, and you're not supposed to take any of it seriously. There are guns, a fetching detective and bags of money. It's a three-card monte as to who winds up where with what and whom.'-The Washington Post; 'While occasional bits of humor add levity to the plot, McCallum keeps a near hard-boiled edge to the story. It seems McCallum had a lot of fun writing "Once a Crooked Man," as will his readers devouring his energetic novel.'-The Daily Mail; 'An ingenious crime novel which moves at a considerable lick.'-Barry Forshaw, Crime Time; 'A spellbinding thriller that has tension, momentum and certainly an actor's skewed eye of the world. A very strong debut, 5/5'-Crime Squad; 'Publication of this debut novel by actor David McCallum is a huge coup for Sandstone Press, and also a delight for readers of the chase thriller. '-Shots Mag; 'David McCallum of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and NCIS fame confidently embarks on a second career in his highly entertaining debut, a blend of espionage novel and thriller.'-Miami Herald