Review: 100% Entertaining
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2013
Fight Card: Front Page Palooka was the most fun I had, reading a book, in a while. Anthony Venutolo is writing under the pen name Jack Tunney. His character, Nick Moretti, has to be one of my favorite characters. This book takes place in the early fifties, when it was okay to call a woman a dame and men wore Fedoras, drank whiskey from a silver flask, and smoked cigarettes inside the buildings. I must have been born in the wrong era, because, I did not want to finish this book.I loved the whole behind-the-scenes of the boxing world, the description of Las Vegas in the 50's, the way the people talked, and dressed. It was perfect. Anthony did a great job keeping the slang and atmosphere authentic. I have loved Mickey Spillane all my life and I am so happy that I have found an author that can take me back to that time.Grab this book and have a great time. I cannot wait to look for other books by this guy. Honestly, I wish I could have given more stars to show my enthusiasm.