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Book Spotlight: Narrows Gate by Jim Fusilli & Giveaway

November 25, 2011 by Darlene

Today I’m spotlighting Narrows Gate by Jim Fusilli which released on November 15.  Now crime novels aren’t my normal genre – if it was a movie though I’d be there.  However this one sounds really interesting so I really wanted to be able to share it with my readers who love this type of book.  Let’s see what Narrows Gate is about and be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of the post.

 

About Narrows Gate by Jim Fusilli

NARROWS GATE is an epic novel that follows three men as their lives intersect with the dangerous and seductive power of the mob in a gritty Italian-American neighborhood in the shadow of Manhattan (a fictionalized Hoboken) during the first half of the 20th century.

Narrows Gate, NJ is a dangerous and corrupt city run by brutal gangsters and crooked officials. Sal Benno is a neighborhood kid who has never cared much for school, but has always been fascinated by the local wise guys. His best friend, Leo Bell, is quite the opposite—a terrific student with a bright future ahead of him, he can’t wait to escape Narrows Gate and its Mafia ties. When Sal starts doing favors for local gangsters, Leo fears for his friend’s safety as these new connections make him privy to dangerous and incriminating information. As Sal gets pulled into the Mafia’s inner circle, Leo sticks by him, all the while harboring a dangerous secret that could either keep Sal alive—or bring his life to an abrupt end. In the middle of it all is Billy “Bebe” Marsala, a hugely popular and handsome crooner, hell bent on success and fame. Originally from Narrows Gate, the Mafia has always had a hand in his career, but when a mob war breaks out with Bebe caught between factions, his fate, and that of Sal and Leo, hang in the balance.

Jim Fusilli grew up in Hoboken and learned about the mob as a kid through hearing stories in the neighborhood and later, from his work as a Teamster. “Hoboken was a rough town back then and I was a Teamster while I was in college,” Fusilli says. “The guys I worked with told stories of their childhood, which is the era in which much of the action of NARROWS GATE takes place. They gave me a sense of what it was like.”

A novel that rekindles the spirit of such groundbreaking works as Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and Budd Schulberg’s On the Waterfront, NARROWS GATE is an expansive and vivid read that explores the inner workings of an East Coast mob and how it influences the societal culture around it.

Buy Narrows Gate at Amazon.com or Amazon.ca

 

About Jim Fusilli

Jim Fusilli is the author of five previous novels and wrote a series of short stories between 2006-11 that are all set in Narrows Gate and served as the early inspiration for his new novel. They include “Chellini’s Solution,” which appeared in Best American Mystery Stories; “Digby, Attorney at Law,” which was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America; and “Kitten,” which is featured in the December issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of Narrows Gate by Jim Fusilli to share with my readers.  To enter…

  • For 1 entry simply leave a comment entering the giveaway.
  • For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know in your comment so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
  • For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, December 17/11.  Good luck!

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Comments

  1. Lisa Garrett says

    November 25, 2011 at 4:34 am

    I loved the Godfather and I am sure I would love to read this!

    lag110 at mchsi dot com

  2. Lisa Garrett says

    November 25, 2011 at 4:34 am

    I follow via gfc.

  3. Lisa Garrett says

    November 25, 2011 at 4:35 am

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/lag32583/status/140030686605230080

  4. debbie says

    November 25, 2011 at 4:39 am

    I would love to read this, it sounds really good.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

  5. debbie says

    November 25, 2011 at 4:40 am

    I am a gfc follower
    debbie
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

  6. zibilee says

    November 25, 2011 at 7:15 am

    I haven’t read a mob book in ages, and remember a time when they were all the rage, and very popular with me too! I used to love mobster movies as well. I would love the chance to read this one, Dar, and to get a chance to see what I think of it. It sounds wonderful! Great spotlight today! Please count me in on your giveaway!

    zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

  7. Kirsten says

    November 25, 2011 at 9:29 am

    Thanks for the giveaway! This book looks interesting and I would like to read it.

    GFC – Kirsten
    kessna6 at gmail dot com

  8. Anne says

    November 25, 2011 at 9:54 am

    Thanks for this compelling giveaway.

  9. Anne says

    November 25, 2011 at 9:54 am

    I am an e-mail subscriber.

  10. Ellie says

    November 25, 2011 at 10:01 am

    This book would be fascinating. many thanks.

  11. Ellie says

    November 25, 2011 at 10:02 am

    I subscribe via e-mail.

  12. TheBookGirl says

    November 25, 2011 at 10:21 am

    I love the cover on this one, though this genre is not really my thing.

  13. ANN* says

    November 25, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    I would enjoy reading this book dealing with the mob and NJ. I am interested in how all 3 men played their individual roll in it all.

  14. ANN* says

    November 25, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    email subscriber
    GFC follower-amhengst
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  15. Linda B says

    November 26, 2011 at 4:59 am

    Sounds great! This era was violent, but so interesting. I’d love to read this novel. Thanks for the giveaway.

    I’m a Google follower.

    lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)com

  16. bookworm says

    November 27, 2011 at 7:54 am

    This sounds like a nice, gritty crime novel. I like the cover.
    Please enter me, thanks 😉
    naidascrochet@yahoo.com

  17. Patricia N says

    November 27, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    Great review! Thanks for the giveaway –
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  18. Patricia N says

    November 27, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    I follow your blog via GFC as Patricia N
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  19. Patricia N says

    November 27, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    Tweet
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  20. Amy says

    November 28, 2011 at 9:12 am

    I’m always willing to give a new crime mystery book a chance…and I’m always looking for good thrillers/mystery stories.

    What I find interesting about this is I used to live 2 streets away from Narrows Road in a different part of Brooklyn and there was a gate on Narrows to a beautiful garden…it was called Narrows Gate! lol

    I’m a longtime fan of your blog, Dar! Please enter me in this giveaway!

    Aimala127(at)gmail(dot)com

  21. Alexis @ Reflections of a Bookaholic says

    November 28, 2011 at 6:13 pm

    This sounds intriguing. When many of the premises in books are starting to sound similar, it is refreshing to find something different.

  22. RJB says

    November 29, 2011 at 11:11 am

    love mystery books.

  23. Staci says

    December 3, 2011 at 6:30 am

    I have to be in the right mood for this genre…

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