Book
Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Lion on Fire
Subtitle: A casino-heist
thriller
Author:
Ted Galdi
Genre: Crime
Part of a series? No
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series? N/A
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37549107-lion-on-fire
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
What do you do if your little brother gets
into trouble selling drugs and getting into debt? Brian tries to help him by
taking a job in a casino and is soon forced to realise just getting a bit of
money is not going to cut it. He sets up a heist with one of his co-workers and
all turns to hell from there.
What
I liked about the book:
The book kept you turning the pages to find
out what happens next.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
I enjoyed the entire book.
My
favourite bits in the book:
There is a lot of action and excitement in
this book.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
I enjoyed the entire book.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
The author has written other books.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This book reminds me of other crime and mafia-type
stories.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Yes |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like crime novels, this book may be
the book for you.
I
look forward to reading more by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
"Sometimes
you have to burn your world down before you can live in it"
Brian,
a clean-cut, recent college grad, takes a side job in an underground casino in
New York City to make extra cash to help his derelict brother out of a jam.
Nothing goes as planned, and soon Brian is forced to team up with a charismatic
co-worker to rob the mobsters who run the casino.
Lion
on Fire is the third book by Ted Galdi, the Amazon #1 bestselling author of
Elixir and An American Cage. He’s been featured by Kirkus magazine, ABC, FOX,
iHeartRadio, and many other media outlets.
Main
character Brian is shocked to learn that his younger brother not only has been
dealing cocaine, but foolishly lost a whole package of it, and now owes his
boss $30,000. If Brian’s brother doesn’t come up with the money in a few weeks,
he’s dead.
Brian
decides to help. However, he realizes scrapping together that sort of cash in
such a short timeframe is nearly impossible legally. So he approaches Dusty,
another driver at the limousine company where he works, and asks him about the
whispers of lucrative, yet illegal, side jobs he’s heard among the staff.
After
proving himself trustworthy with an initiation test, Brian is invited to
participate in an underground driving network that shuttles wealthy individuals
to extravagant, though illicit, gambling events set up in multi-million-dollar
Manhattan penthouses.
At
first things go smoothly, and Brian pockets a lot of much-needed extra income.
However, they turn jarring once he finds out a high-profile Russian gangster is
behind the gambling events, and becomes mixed up with him not only
professionally, but personally.
With
tensions rising, and the fate of Brian’s relationships with his parents and
girlfriend now entangled with the underground casino, not to mention the life
of his brother, he winds up in a position where pulling off a mafia robbery may
be his only chance to get himself and his loved ones out of this mess alive and
intact.
Lion
on Fire is a fun, fast-paced, action-packed gambling thriller, and also an
emotionally charged buddy story, which pairs do-gooder Brian with the
charmingly wild and alluringly mysterious Dusty, who not only guides Brian
through the dangerous world of the mafia casino, but ushers him toward a new
and profound view of the world as a whole.
The
book is perfect for fans of crime fiction that’s edgy while having a soul. A
Russian mafia thriller featuring a revenge plan and heist, it’s loaded with
adrenaline. However, it is just as touching as it is exciting. At the core of a
plot about organized crime and pursuing police officers is the budding
friendship of two young men who initially seem very different.
Set
in New York City, Lion on Fire takes readers on a ride through a colorful cross
section of neighborhoods and the lives that populate them. It’s written in the
tradition of the Manhattan thriller, showcasing both the glamour and the grit
of the city.
With
this unique story, you’ll find yourself quickly turning pages as your pulse
rises, while cheering for characters who make their way into your heart.
About
the Author:
Ted
Galdi, an Amazon #1 bestselling author, writes suspenseful, smart crime
thrillers. His goal is to get your blood and brain pumping when you read his
novels and short stories.
He's
been featured by Kirkus magazine, ABC, FOX, iHeartRadio, and many other media
outlets. He’s a winner of a Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award and a Silver
Medal in the Readers' Favorite Book Awards. Ted is a graduate of Duke
University.
His
available releases are the books Elixir, An American Cage, and Lion on Fire,
and the short stories A Road to Nowhere, Hazel Is Missing, Intrusion, and The
Split. Over 100,000 people have read his titles.
To
learn more about him and download a free bestselling crime thriller, visit his
website at tedgaldi.com.
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