I love this book! It’s a great crime novel and I particularly enjoy the main character, Jimmy. For me this book is all about him, what he has done and what he will do. In his novel, the author put perfectly into place the criminal world of New-York, with the language, the different families, the criminal activities and the reality of it, from what I know, I’m no expert, but it look very real to me while I was reading it. I also like how Jimmy live and react after he was release from prison. The desire of liberty, the little pleasure of life that take a bigger importance, again this look real and was really well describe. The balance between present and past create a good rhythm because at the same time, we want to know what he did to go to prison and also what he will do now that he is out, and because we care for him, then we really want to know and we read faster and faster. Unfortunately it wasn’t perfect… there is two elements that were less interesting for me. First, the romance/love part of it, in the middle of the book, takes a lot of place, a bit too much for my taste. Second, this isn’t the most original story. This kind of world and story has been told many times. This isn’t a strong negative element, because the author was able to bring his own color and style to it so it became a good book, but there is definitely a lack of originality to it. Would I recommend it? Yes! If you love classic crime/mafia story like The Godfather, The Drop by Dennis Lehane and other book like them, this one is worth the time!