{"id":42753,"date":"2025-12-09T08:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=42753"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:55:14","slug":"lords-of-sixty-third-street-by-edward-izzi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=42753","title":{"rendered":"Lords of Sixty Third Street by Edward Izzi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A tense, propulsive novel steeped in moral pressure and urban menace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Izzi\u2019s charged crime thriller, a reporter\u2019s pursuit of justice puts him in the crosshairs of the Outfit, street gangs, and the city\u2019s most corrupt power brokers. When his best friend is killed by the O-Block gang, reporter Larry McKay is drawn deep into Chicago\u2019s criminal underworld. His search for answers leads straight to Outfit boss Paolo Giannini and the corrupt Windy City Casino. After protecting a young gang member, McKay becomes a target. In a city ruled by deception, trust is deadly\u2014and fear is currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Izzi writes with a keen sense of place; the South Side streets, smoke-filled back rooms, and tense exchanges between mob crews and gang members feel lived-in and authentic. McKay\u2019s grief is not a device but the force driving him into dangerous alliances, including his unlikely connection to DeMarco. There\u2019s no melodrama\u2014every kindness has a price\u2014yet Izzi still finds room for the tragedy of young lives shaped by the city\u2019s deepest fractures. Fast-paced, darkly observant, and anchored by morally complex characters, this is a gripping study of what happens when justice, loyalty, and self-preservation collide. A page-turner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub date November 20, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN 979-8275334852<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price $16.99 (USD) Paperback, $9.99 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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