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SOME LIKE IT COLD [Kindle Edition]

Jerry Raine
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Ex-nightclub bouncer Brooklyn Rhodes makes his living from gambling, counting cards at blackjack. In a London casino he meets Roulette Rex who is being blackmailed by some Russian gangsters and in a Shepherd's Bush cafe he meets Katya, a Russian waitress having problems with her husband. As Brooklyn becomes embroiled in both of their lives, a figure from his past comes back to haunt him wanting a large amount of cash that he thinks Brooklyn stole from him. Trying to sort out three problems at once isn't easy, and if Brooklyn can make some money along the way then all well and good. From the mean streets of London to the sea streets of Hastings, Brooklyn leaves a trail of bodies in his wake.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 295 KB
  • Print Length: 257 pages
  • Publisher: Jerry Raine (5 Jan 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B006UE2E9A
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #245,070 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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By Keano
Format:Hardcover
Brooklyn Rhodes (named after a Neil Diamond song) is an ex-nightclub bouncer and gambler who comes to London to earn a living playing blackjack in local casinos. In a Shepherd's Bush cafe, Rhodes meets Katya, a Russian waitress stuck in an unhappy marriage, and in a Knightsbridge casino he meets Roulette Rex, a wealthy businessman who is being fleeced by a couple of Russian gangsters. Rhodes helps Rex with the gangsters and becomes involved with Katya, and the story reaches a violent conclusion in a flat in Hastings. This is a slow burning novel, where nothing much happens for a hundred pages, and then all hell breaks loose. Raine is very good on Katya's personal life, drawing a vivid portrait of a woman stuck in a loveless marriage in a strange country. His depiction of the Russian gangsters is amusing, and Rhodes is an appealing tough guy who can solve most problems with his fists rather than with guns. Hard boiled British crime at its best.
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Some Like it Cold - Excellent 16 Jan 2012
By Ross Wheeler - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
A great book with plenty of twists and surprises that keep the interest keen. This book is a terrific read - looking forward to reading more, especially the latest - Camden Calling.
fine urban noir 25 May 2006
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
London club bouncer Brooklyn (named for Neil Diamond not the borough) Rhodes enjoys his work and likes his girlfriend. When she dies in a skiing accident, Brooklyn does not cope well with the death. Needing to escape his environs, Brooklyn flees to the eastern side of the Mediterranean, hiding in Cypress. For the next year he spent his time learning to count cards in blackjack and for the most part avoiding human contact.

Feeling a bit healed, he heads home to England after a stop in Atlantic City to make some money at the tables. Back home he meets Russian expatriate waitress Katya over carrot passion cake and latte. He learns she is trapped in an unhappy marriage that she stays in for the sake of her infant Vika. He also meets hotshot gambler "Roulette" Rex Hollings who wants to hire Brooklyn to take care of some troubles. As he tries to avoid Roulette and consider a life with Katya and Vika, Brooklyn's recent past follows him from across the Atlantic where New Jersey police and thugs see him as a person of interest.

This urban noir runs along two paths with Brooklyn being the link as he works the Roulette scenario and courts Katya before the two subplots blend together in an over the top climax. The action-packed story line contains several tough with Brooklyn in the middle struggling between making money and running off with Katya. The Russian émigré likes Brooklyn, but believes he can never make room for her child; who is part of her package. Jerry Raine provides a strong London Noir that readers will enjoy wondering just whose side the hero (antihero?) is on.

Harriet Klausner
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