Title: Sleepers
First published: 1995
Description: When friendship runs deeper than bloodAn unforgettable true story of friendship, loyalty and revenge. They were four boys who shared everything - the laughter and bruises of an impoverished upbringing in New York's West Side. Then one of their pranks misfired - a man nearly died and they were sent away to a reformatory school. Then they suffered the worst abuse the guards could inflict on them. They were forever scarred by their experiences. Eleven years later: two of them became killers for the mob. They met the ringleader of the guards who abused them - and shot him dead in front of several witnesses. No one thought they would see the outside of a prison again - but the four friends banded together once more and in one last, audacious stand brought their own vengeance to the courtroom.
Subjects: Criminals, Gangs, Case studies, Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Adult child abuse victims, Revenge, Abused children, Reformatories, Crime, united states, Criminals, united states
Places: New York (State), New York
LC classification: HV6439.U7 N4355 1995