‘Midtown Huckster’ by Leopold Borstinski, is the third book in the series about Alex Cohen, a historical noir novel which from the first book, envelopes you with the early days of the Jewish New York mobsters and the shady activities involved.

In Midtown Huckster, Alex is attempting to find fresh new ways to make money due to Prohibition. Although he is part of a Murder Corporation(nice huh?!), that basically carries out hits on whoever has wronged the syndicate, it is just not regular enough for him to class it as income. The only problem comes in the shape of Special Prosecutor Thomas Dewey. He is determined to get something on Alex and the syndicate, times are tricky!

This complete series is a must-read for anyone interested in America’s mob history, but then again it’s a colourful, immersive fictional read, that has good historical research for us to be able to follow a timeline within the history of the events for the mob also. It is a book that can be read as a standalone but, to be able to fully understand the mixed bag of Alex, the other two give you a fuller, more rounded picture. We see that although he wants to climb up the mobster’s chain, he has high standards and will not stamp on just anyone to further himself.
A fantastically compelling and addictive read, that is written to show the darker, murkier and grittier side of the 1930’s New York, gangsters world.

This book, in fact, this series is a read that kept me gripped and wanting to know what came next every time I picked it up! Certainly enjoyed travelling to Alex Cohen’s world for the time I was reading this, and the other books. A big thank you to Damp Pebbles Blog Tours and Leopold Borstinski for the opportunity to be educated about the gangster world of 1930’s New York, while being highly entertained at the same time!