The Shaft (Paperback)

Ex-con Vince Cain just wants to go straight. But when he returns to the mean streets of his old neighborhood he quickly discovers that circumstances are set against him. Unable to find honest employment and saddled with a younger brother determined to pursue a criminal lifestyle as a means to escape his environment, Vince soon finds himself drawn into a scheme with his gangster pal Frank Lisanti that, if successful, will provide him with the money to solve his problems. But returning to crime proves to be a dangerous maneuver as Vince quickly becomes enmeshed in a web of murder and treachery with his brother becoming the pawn in a deadly game between two former friends turned adversaries. Now on the run, Vince must extricate his brother from the clutches of the vicious Lisanti and his gang while keeping himself free of police capture.