{"product_id":"blind-moon-alley-paperback","title":"Blind Moon Alley - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Florio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest sequel in the Prohibition-Era crime series is \"hard-boiled enough to remind readers of Hammett and Chandler,\" featuring the biracial bartender up against a corrupt cop (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jersey Leo knows what it means to be the underdog. After all, he's the guy known on the streets as \"Snowball,\" a biracial albino working the bar at Philadelphia's Ink Well, a Prohibition joint serving up moonshine to a mostly Black clientele. So when death row inmate Aaron Garvey calls to ask for one last favor, Jersey can't say no. Aaron may be a convicted cop-killer, but he's also the childhood friend who stood up to Jersey's bullies. As a Black kid with the kind of colorless features only the mother who abandoned him could love, Jersey had \u003ci\u003ea lot\u003c\/i\u003e of enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And the numbers keep growing, though this time it's crooked cops looking to break Jersey's legs--or worse--after Aaron springs himself from prison just moments after he and Jersey share his last meal. But that doesn't stop Jersey from hiding the escaped convict while he uncovers the real story about what happened that night Aaron pulled the trigger. Even Jersey's father, a former boxing champ, is on his side this time, along with Jersey's childhood crush, Myra Banks. With his dad in his corner and a good-looking dame on his arm, will Jersey uncover the truth before it's too late? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Compelling. . . . Florio has an unerring feel for the era and people, and we believe in these characters. Readers will cheer for Leo, a tough guy with a heart of hurt.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hits a comfortable niche between hard-boiled and breezy.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Florio is the author of the historical crime novels \u003ci\u003eSugar Pop\u003c\/i\u003e Moon and \u003ci\u003eBlind Moon Alley\u003c\/i\u003e. With Ouisie Shapiro, he co-authored the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eOne Nation Under Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Punch from the Promised Land\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the young adult books \u003ci\u003eDoomed and War in the Ring\u003c\/i\u003e. Florio has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, and ESPN. He holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine, an MA from New York University, an MBA from St. John's University, and is pursuing doctoral writing studies at the University of Glasgow. Florio is on the faculty of the Stonecoast MFA creative writing program at the University of Southern Maine; he and Shapiro are married and live in Brooklyn, NY. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464498471219,"sku":"9781504079150","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/r1t5uWHs5c9781504079150.webp?v=1781467409","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/blind-moon-alley-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}