{"product_id":"the-twentyfifth-hour-a-novel-of-crime","title":"The Twenty-Fifth Hour: A Novel of Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn absorbing novel of crime  its terrifying consequences  and a bond that redefines the friendship of three restless young men. Wall Street speculators  the Manhattan downtown club scene  Russian gangsters  immigrant neighborhoods - all the elements in the urban turf of this finely crafted contemporary crime novel wed danger with excitement and possibility. Theyre the rewards that Monty Brogan  who stands at the center of the moral glare in this tale  has already lost  just as hes lost his Corvette  and the \"sway\" that opened the doors of exclusive night spots and guaranteed him courtside seats at Madison Square Garden. Tomorrow Montys traveling by bus  to the federal prison in Otisville  for seven years. Hes afraid  and all hed ever really wanted when he grew up was to be a fireman. With the pulse of the city in its prose  this debut novel follows Monty through the twenty-four hours of his last day out. At the same time  it illuminates the worlds  and souls  of his two best friends: Frank Slattery  an edgy bond trader who gambles daily with financial ruin  and Jakob Elinsky  an English teacher who clings to illusions as he compromises his ideals. Friends since their high school days  the three of them nostalgically share a past  but warily they confront a future that can no longer accommodate their adolescent dreams. They meet. They drink  and talk  go clubbing  dance  drink  and remember. What neither Slattery nor Jakob know  however  is that Monty has a plan. Its a shocker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985077202997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0786707720","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780786707720.jpg?v=1770845440","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-twentyfifth-hour-a-novel-of-crime","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}