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Weepers (a novel by Nick Chiarkas)

por Nick Chiarkas

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If it moves away from you, it's food; if it moves toward you, you're food. The 1957 murder of an undercover cop in a New York City housing project has unexpected ties to the unsolved disappearance of a young father walking home in those same projects with his son, Angelo, on Christmas Eve six years before. The only witness to the cop killing is Angelo, now 13, while on his way to seek his own revenge in the early morning hours-he is also seen by the killers. A series of gripping events forge a union between two priests, a Mafia boss, a police detective, and Angelo, a gang member. In the end, Weepers shows us that the courage of the underdog-despite fear and moral ambiguity-will conquer intimidation.… (mais)
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It was 1951. Angelo and his father were walking the snowy streets in a New York City housing project, when his life was changed forever. His father disappeared and the seven year old boy felt he should have done something. This coming of age story kept getting better and better, the more I read.

The boy already knew the first rule of the jungle: If it moves away from you, it’s food: it it moves toward you, you’re food.

“By the time a boy hits his teens, he’s either prey, predator, or he has mastered his environment…respected by the weak and the predators.”

I can’t imagine growing up in such an environment and I can see why a child’s world can become so brutal so early in their life.

A priest, a Mafia boss, a police detective and Angelo, a gang member form an unlikely union.

Weepers made me think of West Side Story. I can see why it was voted best mystery novel. There is so much I would like to share, but I won’t. The more I read, the more involved I became in the characters lives, and I want you to find out about them for yourself. I immediately went into Nunzio’s Way, and………..well, that’s another story.

I checked out Nick Chiarkas’ bio and saw why the story felt so real to me. Be sure and take a look. He knows what he’s writing about.

See more at http://www.fundinmental.com ( )
  sherry69 | Dec 30, 2022 |
In Weepers, book one of the Weepers Series, author Nick Chiarkos transports the reader to the 1950s Two Bridges neighborhood of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, for an intriguing dark noir crime thriller that will keep the reader guessing and turning the pages.

On Christmas Eve of 1951, seven year old Angelo Pastamadeo and his father Mac were walking home through their Lower East Side neighborhood with a cart full of presents, when Angelo walks ahead of Mac, and when he turns around only to find the cart is there but Mac is gone. Angelo gets scared when he sees a pack of the Satan's Knights street gang walking through the projects, and hurries home to tell his mom Anna that dad disappeared.

Fast forward to 1957, Angelo is now thirteen and is at the age to enter a street gang. Over the years since his father's unsolved disappearance, Angelo has planned to get revenge on the Satan's Knights for his dad's disappearance. Late one night he is a witness to a murder of an undercover cop in the projects by the Satan's Knights who see him, and he knows it's time to start a street gang with his friends so that they can navigate and survive the dangers of the neighborhood from rival street gangs.

Meanwhile longtime neighborhood friends Father Joe Bonifacio and mob boss Nunzio Sabino look into the unsolved disappearance of Mac Pastamadeo, and if his disappearance has a connection to the recent murder of the undercover cop by the Satan's Knights street gang.

In Weepers, author Nick Chiarkas weaves a slow-building and suspenseful dark gritty noir tale that follows the journey of thirteen year old Angelo Pastamadeo as he deals with his guilt over the unsolved disappearance of his father, and learns to conquer his fears and survive the danger of the neighborhood, with the help of his family, Fr. Joe and "Uncle" Nunzio Sabino. Add in the investigation of Mac's unsolved disappearance and the connection to the murder of the undercover cop by Fr Joe and mob boss Nunzio Sapino, and the reader is kept in suspense as the disappearance unfolds with a surpise ending that will simply stun the reader.

The reader is easily drawn into this riveting dark noir crime story with its richly descriptive plot. It is a story that is a tangled web filled with enough drama, secrets, deceit, corruption, motives, suspects, and intriguing twists and turns that definitely keeps the reader guessing until the surprising conclusion.

This was a really intriguing story to read! The author transports the reader to a richly vivid description of the 1950s Two Bridges neighborhood (between the Manhattan Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge) where he grew up in the Al E. Smith Housing Projects, for a dark and gritty noir style crime thriller that will keep the reader turning the pages.

The story provides a fascinating storyline and a cast of characters the engages the reader, suprising twists and turns, and danger around every corner, especially when there are people who don't want the truth to come out. I found myself so caught up on following Angelo's journey of learning to survive the dangers of the neighborhood and the rival street gangs, and Fr. Joe and Nunzio's investigative pursuit of putting the pieces of the puzzle together and solving the disappearance of Mac Pastamadeo. I was absolutely stunned by the conclusion!

Weepers will definitely take the readers on one heck of a thrilling roller coaster ride.

https://jerseygirlbookreviews.blogspot.com/2022/11/weepers-by-nick-chiarkas-book... ( )
  JerseyGirlBookReview | Nov 7, 2022 |
Let me start by saying this is not the typical book I would read, but I am glad I ventured out of my comfort zone for this one. The story takes place in "The Projects" of New York during a time ripe with crime, gangs and organized crime. The disappearance of Angelo's father, Mac, on Christmas Eve is shrouded in mystery. Could it be one of the gangs that surround the area in which Angelo lives, or is it something more sinister? Angelo, his son and main character in the story, always feels it is his fault that his father disappeared. Weepers follows Angelo as the events of the past shape his future. This book realistically depicts a slum neighborhood in the 1950's, which is nestled between the Manhattan Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge. A gritty portrayal of what life might be like during the time period. The Parish Priest sometimes steps over the edge for the greater good in this story. The main gang in the story, The Knights, have committed many crimes, but did they kill Mac? Years earlier, two of their members raped Angelo's mother, was he a product of this rape? When Angelo and his friends form their own club, "The Weepers", they become targeted even more by the Knights. Each character in the book was important and played a critical role in the story. Gutsy Angelo was such a loveable boy, but sure kept the reader on the edge of the seat wondering if he would make the right choice in the many situations he "created" and experienced. His strong family ties and living in the worst part of town made the reader believe in him and the strength in his family. His friends were loyal and his enemies were to be feared. Weepers moves along at a good pace and the characters are well connected to the plot. There is much to think about in this book but in addition is a captivating and entertaining story.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. ( )
  Carlathelibrarian | Feb 5, 2019 |
An outstanding debut novel. Gritty, realistic depiction of the poor side of New York in the 1950s, rife with mobsters, gangs, crooked cops, and power struggles, all centered around 13-year-old Angelo, who is forced to grow up fast in the midst of this chaos because of his father's mysterious disappearance six years earlier.

The dialogue rings true, and Chiarkas sets the scene in a sparse but complete way, hitting all the senses just enough to drop the reader into the lower East Side projects. The story POV jumps from one character to another at the right times to provide continuity to a plot which has multiple subplots that all wind their way back to the disappearance of Angelo's father.

I'm looking forward to the sequel, "Nunzio's Way."
  ChrisNorbury | May 1, 2016 |
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If it moves away from you, it's food; if it moves toward you, you're food. The 1957 murder of an undercover cop in a New York City housing project has unexpected ties to the unsolved disappearance of a young father walking home in those same projects with his son, Angelo, on Christmas Eve six years before. The only witness to the cop killing is Angelo, now 13, while on his way to seek his own revenge in the early morning hours-he is also seen by the killers. A series of gripping events forge a union between two priests, a Mafia boss, a police detective, and Angelo, a gang member. In the end, Weepers shows us that the courage of the underdog-despite fear and moral ambiguity-will conquer intimidation.

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