Jimmy Bench-Press

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Summary: Tony Soprano is a pussycat compared to this guy . . .
Review: Yikes! What a character! Jimmy Mangino (aka "Jimmy Bench-Press") is a two-time loser just out of the joint. He's an earner for the Vignieri crime family and this time round he wants his "button" and he's not going to let anything or anybody get in his way. Jimmy is a completely amoral character and watching him maneuver his way through the world of organized crime (extortion, pornography and murder) is like watching a train wreck happen -- it's ugly but you just can't take your eyes off it. Stella's dialogue is what distinguishes him from other writers in the genre . . . it's gritty, brutal, funny and real and it brings all his characters to life. Great read, you just can't put it down.