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Title:The Pope of Greenwich Village
Author:Vincent Patrick
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Special Edition
Pages:Pages: 282 pages
Published:June 2nd 1984 by Pocket (first published 1979)
Categories:Fiction
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Charlie and Paulie consider themselves “family” even though they are only fifth cousins. Neither of them is 100 percent legitimate but they are not heavy thieves either. They beat the system as best they can with the various inside hustles of New York’s bar and restaurant scene.

Charlie, managing a Village restaurant at age thirty-five, needs one shot to realize his dreams of owning his own place in New England. Meanwhile, he’s just a jump ahead of two shylocks and into the worst streak of losing horses he has ever gone through.

Paulie is only a five-foot-three-inch waiter but he thinks big. Very image-conscious, he even tips toll booth attendants. And he went into hock to become part-owner of a “turrow bed” racehorse. Now he has an idea for one foolproof burglary that will solve all his problems for good, and he enlists Charlie in his scheme.

The third member of the team is Barney. A semi-retired Irish safecracker from the Bronx, Barney has a retarded son as is willing to take one last gamble to provide for his future. A clean break-in, a three-way split, and each of their dreams will come true.

Maybe. Before it’s over, they find themselves relentlessly hunted by both the Mafia “wise guys” and the police. And each of them grasps for survival in a different way.

Acutely realistic yet wondrously funny, The Pope of Greenwich Village captures the speech, the scams, the flavor, the dread, and the humor of ordinary people scrambling to make it big in a neighborhood that prides itself on creating and enforcing its own laws. It marks the impressive debut of a gifted writer.

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Original Title: The Pope of Greenwich Village
ISBN: 0671525786 (ISBN13: 9780671525781)
Edition Language: English


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The beauty of brilliant dialogue is on full display in this gritty thriller.

Crime novels aren't really my cup of tea (I checked this out because it was mentioned in the Greenwich Village Kids 1960s Facebook group) but this was an enjoyable read.

I love this book. It reminded me of The Friends of Eddie Coyle, another favorite. Lots of low-life but lovable characters, involved in crime but not that good at it. No criminal masterminds, no genius cops, just a sea of gin, disappointment, betrayal and corruption. The tribal NYC scene is always a shock to someone like me, who grew up where people weren't quite so pigeonholed as Irish, Jewish, Polish, Italian, etc., so blatantly right out of the gate. The plot here is pretty basic, and as

A very good read which hit all the elements I like in a crime novel. Great characters who, while not at all admirable, were very realistic. I found myself really caring what would happen to them. Loved the straight-ahead no frills plot and the gritty New York City in the seventies setting.

Wanted to like this more than I did. Interesting reading a book set in the neighborhood where I work, more or less. The changes, obviously, are dramatic. I'd really like to see the movie version of this now, what with all the Mickey Rourke hoopla we've been enjoying in this, the early part of 2009.

I took a punt on this after reading that this (& the film adaptation) was a big influence on Chuck Hogan's Prince of Thieves (The Town).Really enjoyed it and especially love the 80s style hardback cover.

Hilarious. Great, very politically incorrect dialogue; loser characters that are not quite likable but somehow very compelling; and a depiction of NYC mob life that must have influenced "The Sopranos." Anyone who liked "The Sopranos" or "Pulp Fiction" should give this a try. Can't wait to Netflix the movie.