false <![CDATA[The Blade Itself]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255969509m/1031341.jpg 68616 10 Danny Carter thought he was safe in his new life until his old one came looking for him. In the working-class Irish neighborhood of Chicago where he grew up, you were only as strong as the reputation you built. Danny and his best friend Evan built theirs robbing pawn shops and liquor stores, living the reckless lives that their blue-collar parents had strived so hard to avoid for them. 1002512 2007 The Blade Itself total:221|5:31|4:86|3:72|2:26|1:6| 221 773 338 63 4 2 false false Tue Oct 09 15:18:47 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 17:51:39 -0700 2007
Flint native Marcus Sakey has pounced unto the literary scene with his first novel The Blade Itself. This visceral thriller goes beyond the standard thriller genre and quickly becomes a story of love, redemption, and the broken bonds of brotherhood. Sakey,...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 07:43:58 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 15:13:05 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 03 17:00:46 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 17:03:47 -0800 2008 Sakey, Marcus – 1st book
St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2007, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780312360313

First Sentence: The alley wasn’t as dark as Danny would’ve liked, and Evan was driving his crazy, spinning the snub-n...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:42:27 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:42:27 -0800 2009 Tapping into the "it" genre of the moment isn't easy. Not every author can deliver a Mystic River or L.A. Confidential, but add first-time novelist Marcus Sakey to the current crop of suspense and thriller writers who deliver well on the genre's premise. While his characters may feel overl...

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The protagonist Danny has built a nice life for himself, but all of this is threatened when his old buddy shows up. Evan had gone to prison after a botched pawn shop robbery, during which he savagely beat and...more...]]> 3 0 true false Sun Nov 16 07:10:25 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 10:07:13 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 07:10:25 -0800 2008
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This book is up for discussion in June. It is a debut novel and totally gripping.
Publisher’s note:
On the South Side of Chicago, you're ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 13 08:53:09 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 08:57:21 -0700 2008 Marcus Sakey
St. Martin’s Press, 2007, 307 pps.
ISBN No. 978-0-312-36031-3


Life is good for Danny Carter until an old buddy from the past sends Danny’s life spinning in a whirlwind that just will not quit.

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The plot of The Blade Itself is simple and familiar. Danny and Evan are partners in crime until...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 04:12:52 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 04:31:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 03 03:40:39 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 03:42:49 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 03 07:56:50 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 21:44:41 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 20:51:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 26 20:29:40 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 27 15:06:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 29 17:50:39 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 15:33:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 10 10:16:44 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 10:21:25 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 14:45:26 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 14:17:58 -0700 2009
When it comes to the language, Sakey is a very good writer. But the pacing and confident prose can't overcome the stock characters, straight ahead plotting, and familiar story.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1031341