Black Irish Blues

<p><strong>Being a fan of Dennis Lehane George Pelecanos and Walter Mosley I would certainly label Andrew Cotto as a comparable read to these luminaries in terms of style characterization and the depiction of life in a tough neighborhood. -<em>Raven Crime Reads</em></strong></p><p><strong>Cotto's lyrical prose reads like Raymond Chandler taking dictation from Walt Whitman. <em>-Publishers Weekly</em></strong></p><p><em>Black Irish Blues</em> is the return-to-origin story of Caesar Stiles an erstwhile runaway who returns to his hometown with plans to buy the town's only tavern and end his family's Sicilian curse.</p><p>Caesar's attempt for redemption is complicated by the spectral presence of his estranged father reparation seekers related to his corrupt older brother a charming crime boss and his enigmatic crew and - most significantly - a stranger named Dinny Tuite whose disappearance under dubious circumstances immerses Caesar in a mystery that leads into the criminal underbelly of industrial New Jersey the flawed myth of the American Dream and his hometown's shameful secrets.</p><p><em>Black Irish Blues</em> is a poetic gritty noir full of dynamic characters a page-turning plot and the further development of a unique American character.</p>