"A young and ambitious New York gangster; two dedicated New York detectives. The city just isn t big enough for them all . . ."
Teddy Winuk has it all going on. He s young, ambitious, dedicated, ruthless and blessed with enough energy to fuel a crew twice the size of the one he s assembled. Teddy has a game plan, too, a marketing strategy worthy of the financier he once aspired to be. New York City is home to more than three million immigrants from all over the world. Naturally, a small percentage is in need of the drugs and the loans he s prepared to supply. All he needs to do is reach out to them through a network of junior partners drawn from those very communities.
Yes, Teddy Winuk is on his way up, yet like all entrepreneurs, there are hurdles to overcome. Two especially, in Teddy s case. First, the John Pianetta crime family and the tax they impose on the profits of ambitious criminals like Teddy. Second, a pair of New York detectives named Boots Littlewood and Crazy Jill Kelly. Funny thing about Jill and Boots. They just won t give up."