- Hardcover: 292 pages
- Publisher: Five Star (ME) (June 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1594142777
- ISBN-13: 978-1594142772
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
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From Publishers Weekly
In Black's fast-paced third novel (after 2004's Windy City Knights), a stand-alone thriller, the veteran Chicago police officer skillfully interweaves several plot strands-the decision by Johnny "The Mink" Osmand, a high-level Chicago mobster, to cooperate with law enforcement; the schemes of Osmand's boss, Salvatore "Vino" Costelli, to evade prosecution; and the plans of two ex-Marines, Linc Jackson and Rick Weaver, to hit the jackpot by stealing the contents of Osmand's safe-deposit box. Jackson and Weaver don't know that the box holds little of value apart from a videotape documenting a double murder that would put Costelli away for life. When a water-main break disables the security systems of the bank storing the videotape, Jackson and Weaver proceed with the heist of the title, which leads to complicated and unexpected consequences for all parties involved.
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Gulf War vets Lincoln Jackson and Rick Weaver fantasize about pulling off a big heist at a bank in the Chicago Loop. When a massive flood in the underground tunnel system disables the alarm systems, the boys spring into action. They target a safety-deposit box owned by a midlevel Mob soldier, but instead of a half-million in cash, they end up with chump change and a videotape showing the Chicago godfather bludgeoning two associates to death. What they don't know is that the soldato was leveraging the tape against a federal indictment. Soon the mobster and his lawyer are dead, an assassin has kidnapped Linc's girlfriend, and a cop is hot on their case. Once a marine, always a marine, so as far as Linc and Rick are concerned, it's "pass the Lord and praise the ammunition" as they prepare to exchange the tape for Linc's girlfriend. Black, a Chicago-area cop, knows lawyers, guns, and money very well. Comparisons to a younger Elmore Leonard have been made, but the no-nonsense style and Chicago setting may remind readers more of the late, much-missed Eugene Izzi. Wes Lukowsky
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Kept me up all night!, Sep 7 2005
By Julie Hyzy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Heist (Hardcover)
The best novels out there are those where the author takes control from the start and doesn't let go. Michael A. Black, who wow-ed me with his terrific Chicago PI series featuring Ron Shade (A KILLING FROST and WINDY CITY KNIGHTS) is back with a standalone thriller that never lets up on the excitement. This author is always in total control.
THE HEIST, set during Chicago's freak flood of 1992, follows Linc and Rick, two ex-marines attempting the titular Heist by taking advantage of the temporarily silenced Loop alarms. As in all great books, what they get turns out to be much different than what they expect, and the book's ensemble cast of back-stabbing mobsters and tenacious cops keeps the pages turning far into the night. I'm hard-pressed to pick a favorite character, because all of them are drawn so well, but Tony the cop (I could see Clint Eastwood in this role), and the chilling "Regulator," are standouts.
If you're looking for a great read that keeps you guessing, you'll love THE HEIST. Michael Black does what so many authors only hope to do. He gets better with every one. I can't wait to see what he has planned next.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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An action packed thriller, Jun 25 2005
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Heist (Hardcover)
Desert Storm veterans Linc Jackson and Rick Weaver served their country well, but have been discarded since returning to civilian life in Chicago. However, an opportunity arises when a rare flood threatens downtown. The two former combat soldiers think that during the mass confusion they can steal about a million dollars from the Mafia with no detection and the raising waters serving as the escape.
Linc and Rick succeed in the heist beyond their wildest imagination, but failed to have a post game plan on how to spend the loot. The mob cannot afford to allow anyone to hijack their cash so they send their best The Regulator to clean up the problem. At the same time, cops, some questionable on which side of the law they lie also want the former marines and the money they stole. High noon in the ocean of Chicago is coming.
This is an action packed thriller that moves at a rapid pace once Linc and Rick decide to use their military skills under the cover of the weather to pull off THE HEIST and never slows down as the Regulator keeps coming after them. The story line is caper driven with the events enabling the audience to somewhat see how the characters, especially the lead duo, react. No one stays on the legal side of the law leading to a fun testosterone overflow Chicago joy ride.
Harriet Klausner
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