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The Heist (The Lagotti Family, #1)
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Jailbird thief Frank Lagotti dreams of robbing a bank in 1968 Baltimore and spending his fortune in California. He assembles an elite crew but after the long wait for the heist, how could he know that everyone will want to kill another gang member in this slow-burn thriller?
Frank's moll, Mary Lou wants a huge amount of money because she’s sick and tired of living a ...more
Frank's moll, Mary Lou wants a huge amount of money because she’s sick and tired of living a ...more
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UiThe Heistis the first novel in The Lagotti Family series. It is fast paced with some humor and characters that were purposefully written to be crude. This is a story about a bank robbery so it totally makes sense.
The one thing that I wasn’t really expecting was the amount of swearing, sex and violence the novel was filled with. The swearing and violence didn’t bother me as much (though be warned, it is graphic), however the sex scenes were a bit too detailed and I felt they disturbed the plot ...more
The one thing that I wasn’t really expecting was the amount of swearing, sex and violence the novel was filled with. The swearing and violence didn’t bother me as much (though be warned, it is graphic), however the sex scenes were a bit too detailed and I felt they disturbed the plot ...more
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Lots of very detailed sex, occasionally interrupted by story. The story itself is good, but the book ends before the story does, leaving the reader unsatisfied. As the action progresses, just about every character decides to kill one or more of the other characters. After consideration, the reader may root for all of the characters to by killed. actually, some do bite the dust before the book ends.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Fresh out of jail, Frank Lagotti Jnr is looking for a way to get rich quick and escape all his worldly troubles, and he has just the people in mind to help him.
Frank's big idea is to rob a bank and he soon gathers the men he needs. His girlfriend Mary Lou is also central to the plan, as she is the ideal one to use her ample charms to get on the good side of Carter Reinfeldt, one of the bank's employees - and Carter falls hook-line-and-sinker, allowing the gang all the information they need for ...more
Frank's big idea is to rob a bank and he soon gathers the men he needs. His girlfriend Mary Lou is also central to the plan, as she is the ideal one to use her ample charms to get on the good side of Carter Reinfeldt, one of the bank's employees - and Carter falls hook-line-and-sinker, allowing the gang all the information they need for ...more
I've been cheated! The book is not complete. Yes, it was free but my reading time isn't. Lucky I'm a fast reader. The method of the story telling is unusual as it uses the pov of its various characters to progress the tale. Not a bad approach once I understood the tactic. However, there were times when this resulted in needless repitition that dragged out the plot. The heist doesn't happen until the very end and even though it appears to be successful, I'll never know. I won't let this book
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Nov 08, 2017
Molly
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it was amazing
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Action adventure/ macabre humor fans
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A fast-paced story about robbery and love gone wrong.
How could things go wrong? Use your girl to rob a bank. Think she'll be the one to fall for the target she's supposed to seduce?
Use friends and family to help. That one almost needs no elaboration. But hey, put people of color and alternative gender roles in with bigots.
No surprises there, except how they haven't all killed each other yet.
Oddly, in the face of fast cars, killer guns, bank heists and some kind of Mafia,
the story has an ...more
How could things go wrong? Use your girl to rob a bank. Think she'll be the one to fall for the target she's supposed to seduce?
Use friends and family to help. That one almost needs no elaboration. But hey, put people of color and alternative gender roles in with bigots.
No surprises there, except how they haven't all killed each other yet.
Oddly, in the face of fast cars, killer guns, bank heists and some kind of Mafia,
the story has an ...more
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this book at first, but as I read further, I found myself lost in the world of the Lagotti Family. The series is a no-holds-barred story of a crime family with the focus on Frank and Mary Lou. It was gritty and provocative; if you’re easily offended, you probably will not appreciate the realness of the world created by the author. But, if you’re a fan of hard-boiled crime (think Sopranos or the real-life Gambino family) you should pick up this series. For a
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Oct 01, 2019
Bernadette Robinson
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I gave this a 3.5stars or 7/10.
This is the first of four stories that make up the Lagotti Family series. Centering around Frank Lagotti the ex-jailbird thief, who plots to carry out a bank robbery aided by an elite crew of gang members.
Mary Lou, his girlfriend is drawn into the action by him. She's rather fed up of her current life with Frank and has aspirations greater than him. Mary Lou, could be the sticking point in the plans as she forms an allegiance with the insider and is torn between ...more
This is the first of four stories that make up the Lagotti Family series. Centering around Frank Lagotti the ex-jailbird thief, who plots to carry out a bank robbery aided by an elite crew of gang members.
Mary Lou, his girlfriend is drawn into the action by him. She's rather fed up of her current life with Frank and has aspirations greater than him. Mary Lou, could be the sticking point in the plans as she forms an allegiance with the insider and is torn between ...more
I have read this author previously and this book was a bit too much, well, smut. I did find some interest in the hopelessness of the whole story, some humor, and intrigue but overall, I am not as happy with this book as I thought I would be.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is one thriller no one should miss out on. Jailbird Thief Frank is a strong character. Once you get involved in the story, there is no way you can stop reading.
A series begins about the Lagotti crime family. The first book covers a Baltimore bank and how to rob it. Lots of sex and language, some violence.
Frank has just left prison. And he wants to get paid. Fast. The only way is to step back on the wrong side of the street, he plans a heist of a local bank.
Mafia, gangsters, bad men, guns, violence and dark humour feature throughout this sexually charged thriller.
This is one for fans of pulp fiction and the like.
Gritty, hard, racy and fast paced, it’s all out, an almost cinematic vibe, the heist itself doesn’t take place until the later stages and you will need to read book 2 to find out what ...more
Mafia, gangsters, bad men, guns, violence and dark humour feature throughout this sexually charged thriller.
This is one for fans of pulp fiction and the like.
Gritty, hard, racy and fast paced, it’s all out, an almost cinematic vibe, the heist itself doesn’t take place until the later stages and you will need to read book 2 to find out what ...more
Apr 20, 2019
Leopold Borstinski
rated it
really liked it
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