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Author name: Marcus Sakey

 : The Blade Itself: A Novel
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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780312371043
ISBN number: 0312371047
Label: St. Martin's Minotaur
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: November 27, 2007
Publishing house: St. Martin's Minotaur
Release Date: November 27, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 334841
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On the South Side of Chicago, you’re only as strong as your reputation. Danny Carter and his best friend Evan earned theirs knocking over pawnshops and liquor stores, living from score to score, never thinking of tomorrow…until, in the roar of a gun blast, everything changed.
Years later, Danny has built a new life: a legitimate career, a long-term girlfriend, and a clean conscience. He’s just like anyone else. Normal. Successful. Happy. Until then he spots his old partner staring him down in a smoky barroom mirror...

Now, with all he loves on the line and nowhere to turn, Danny realizes his new life hinges on a terrible choice: How far will he go to protect his future from his past?




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User popularity level:  out of 5 stars

Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Top-Notch Thriller!!
The moment I turned the very first page, I could not stop thinking about what could happen next. Marcus Sakey delivers crisp and intriguing pages that fly by with non-stop suspense. Sakey has truly begun with a bang.



Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - pulp fiction
It was an entertaining read, no question about it. Seemed Elmore Leonard influenced. Perhaps the ending was a little tidy, and there was another scene or two that seemed a little pat, but I appreciate a book that can keep me glued to it and after mid-way I pretty much was. Not that the beginning was hard getting through either. This book moves quick. I like sit-coms and fast food for the same reason. There's obviously an art to this kind of writing and maybe it's not great literature, but for killing a train ride or two, this one won't let you down.



Rated by buyers 1 out of 5 stars - two thumbs down
I picked up this book after having heard the Ben Affleck was going to be making this into a movie. I read through all the reviews and was excited to read it. Boy was I wrong! This book was way predictable, the plot lacking and you could care less for the characters. It didn't hold my attentions and it took me a couple of weeks to finish. I only finish it to see if the ending was what I thought it would be and what do I know it, I saw it coming from a mile away. I was disappoint and hope they reconsider about making the movie.



Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - Bad Guys from the Neighborhood
This was a fun, fast read, but nothing spectacular. I recommend Joseph Finder for off-beat intrigue!



Rated by buyers 2 out of 5 stars - Disappointing
This book had all the ingredients but no depth. It had a plot, characters, a beginning, middle and end but there was nothing to hold you or involve you. I know this is not much of a review but it is typical of the book..it is not quite right and not quite wrong.

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