Button Man A Novel
Button Man A Novel by Andrew Gross, published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group on July 30, 2019, is a historical fiction narrative set in New York during the 1930s. The story follows the Rabishevsky brothers—Morris, Sol, and Harry—who grow up in a challenging environment on the Lower East Side. After the death of their father, they navigate their paths through life, with Morris pursuing a career in garment manufacturing, Sol leaving accounting school, and Harry becoming involved with organized crime under the influence of a local mobster.
Readers will find a tale that explores the complexities of family loyalty and ambition against the backdrop of the rise of organized crime. As Morris and Sol strive for success in their own business, Harry’s entanglement with the ruthless mobster Louis Buchalter leads to a dramatic conflict that threatens to tear the brothers apart. This edition, comprising 464 pages, delves into themes of crime and the historical context of the era, offering a gripping exploration of the choices that define their lives.
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New York Times bestselling author Andrew Gross delivers a compelling, unforgettable tale of a Jewish family torn apart by the birth of organized crime.
New York, 1930s. Morris, Sol, and Harry Rabishevsky grew up poor and rough on the Lower East Side, until the death of their father forced them to fend for themselves and support the family. Morris, the youngest yet most driven of the brothers, apprentices himself to a garment manufacturer; bookish Sol drops out of accounting school; and Harry, always the tough one, believes he can help out by learning the ways and means of a charismatic local crime figure. Later, when Morris and Sol find career success and decide to create their own business, Harry can’t be lured away from the glamour and prestige that comes from being a “button man”—a gun man—for Louis Buchalter, now the most ruthless mobster in the city. When Buchalter sets his sights on the unions that control the garment factories, a fatal showdown becomes inevitable, pitting brother against brother.
“Outstanding and engrossing.”—Associated Press
“Big, heartfelt…with all the street-scrambling energy that distinguishes the best fiction of Jeffrey Archer and Mario Puzo.”—USA Today
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