Sagamore

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Sagamore</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a crime novel set in the 1930s a captivating noir in the spirit of a Coen Brothers film with gangsters grifters and deep blues according to </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>New York Times</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> bestselling author Ace Atkins. The novel is a wild ride through a rawer era in American history with a myriad of interconnected characters and settings. Fast-paced and suspenseful Sagamore represents a nod toward hope a big dose of love and a reminder of the courage it takes to keep going even through the hardest of heartbreak says Smith.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Jack Sonni writes like he lived full of heart and with attention to all the small things that make this world such a complex frightening and beautiful place. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sagamore</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a testament to the array of emotions that make us feel alive. It is a nod toward hope a big dose of love and a reminder of the courage it takes to keep going even through the hardest of heartbreak. Jack's life and work is an example to us all.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>- Michael Farris Smith author of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Lay Your Armor Down</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Desperation Road</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)></span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Sagamore</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a wild ride deep into America's heart of darkness. A captivating noir in the spirit of a Coen Brothers film with gangsters grifters and deep blues. What fun to see Sonni's immense and world renowned musical talents play out on the page. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>- Ace Atkins </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>New York Times</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> bestselling author of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Heathens</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Don't Let The Devil Ride </em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In life Jack Sonni was a raconteur someone who could perch at the end of a bar and hold court and tell stories about hanging out with Keith Richards playing with Dire Straits at Live Aid and touring with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He was also a voracious reader and passionate writer hungry to discuss influences and to learn. His gifts as a storyteller come through in </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Sagamore</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> which is a beautiful testament to his vision. It's a novel of great emotional power full of striking prose pungent details and relentless pacing. We lost Jack far too soon but I'm so grateful that we have this incredible book to carry his fire. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>- William Boyle author of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gravesend</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>City of Margins</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and Shoot the Moonlight Out </span></p>