Tod Goldberg

Gangsterland

Tod Goldberg

"[An] exciting and darkly funny crime novel." —C. Moon Read, Las Vegas Weekly , 1 of Our 20 Favorite Books of the Past Twenty Years Sal Cupertine is a legendary hit man for the Chicago Mafia, known for his ability to get in and out of a crime without a trace. Until now, that is. His first-ever mistake forces Sal to botch an assassination, killing three undercover FBI agents in the process. This puts too much heat on Sal, and he knows this botched job will be his death sentence to the Mafia. So he agrees to their radical idea to save his own skin. A few surgeries and some intensive training later, and Sal Cupertine is gone, disappeared into the identity of Rabbi David Cohen. Leading his growing congregation in Las Vegas, overseeing the population and the temple and the new cemetery, Rabbi Cohen feels his wicked past slipping away from him, surprising even himself as he spouts quotes from the Torah or the Old Testament. Yet, as it turns out, the Mafia isn't quite done with him yet. Soon the new cemetery is being used as both a money and body-laundering scheme for the Chicago family. And that rogue FBI agent on his trail, seeking vengeance for the murder of his three fellow agents, isn't going to let Sal fade so easily into the desert. Gangsterland is the wickedly dark and funny new novel by a writer at the height of his power—a morality tale set in a desert landscape as ruthless and barren as those who inhabit it.

Gangster Nation

Tod Goldberg

Tod Goldberg is an international bestseller and a favorite among the literary crime fiction market. His previous work has been championed by big name authors such as Lee Child, Thomas Perry and Brad Meltzer; for his fans, many have been patiently waiting and are very excited for the sequel to the hit novel Gangsterland . The book will not only appeal to fans of literary crime thrillers but also to Jewish media. For Tod’s previous novels (with Brad Meltzer, House of Secrets ), he did feature interviews with CBS “This Morning,” ”Lou Dobbs Tonight,” “Good Day New York,” CBS Radio, The Adam Corolla Show, and much more. Gangsterland did very well in hardcover, receiving rave reviews from the New York Times , New York Times Book Review , Los Angeles Times , Los Angeles Magazine , Los Angeles Review of Books , PureWow , The Millions , and starred pre-pubs across the board.