Pigtown

Name: Pigtown
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: William J. Caunitz
ISBN: 9781423354253

Author: William J. Caunitz

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 10 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 08/04/2008

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Detective Lieutenant, Matt Stuart, third generation New York cop, is precinct head in Pigtown, an old wiseguy neighborhood where the name remains but the pig farms are gone in a forgotten section of Brooklyn. Which is where Beansy Rutolo is found inside a refrigerator with his brains blown out. Nobody cares about mob hits anymore, but Matt owes one to Beansy due to an ancient favor on Beansy's part to Matt's father.Matt's investigation of the hit on Beansy rattles the top brass in the Big Building, resulting in Matt taking chances with his career and his life.Pigtown is as stark as today's newspaper, as real as New York itself, and the best book that William Caunitz has ever written.

About William J. Caunitz

William J. Caunitz was a detective lieutenant in the NYPD for more than twenty years. This is his sixth novel. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William

The book was good, but seemed to dwell a lot about the sexual escapades of the police. I am not a prude, but this did not add to the story. The story dealing with police corruption was interesting and well done. The story ended well and I enjoyed the work of the honest policeman. It's good when the......more

Goodreads review by Sheldon

About what I have come to expect. Elements of McBain and Block without the writing skills of either.......more

Goodreads review by Mike

A gritty, well written police procedural along the lines of Joseph Wambaugh's fiction or Ed McBain's 87th precinct novels. I am terrible when it comes to classifying genre, having said that, I would consider this to be something of a hard-boiled police story. An older mid-level mobster's body is foun......more

Goodreads review by Bob

Viewed in 1995. An electrifying tale of of organized crime and political corruption.......more