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Frank Machianno thought he had quit the Mob for good. The 62-year-old Vietnam vet has settled into a quiet life in his native San Diego: operating a bait shack on Ocean Beach Pier, running three other local businesses (all on the up-and-up), and catching a set of waves every chance he gets. But Frank's sharpshooting skills are legendary (he wasn't called "The Machine" for nothing), and when the head of the Los Angeles syndicate calls in a favor, he finds himself back in the game. Turns out Frank was set up, but it's too late to change course; he's already neck-deep in the world of the thick-necked. Winslow, a longtime private investigator, is no stranger to society's underbelly; his past thrillers-- including The Death and Life of Bobby Z (1997) and The Power of the Dog (2005)--vividly evoke the worlds of drugs, dirty politics, and organized crime. Although Winslow visits well-traveled Mafia terrain, his writing has a crisp, cinematic quality that refreshes the subject matter and will appeal to fans of Elmore Leonard (without alienating the Mario Puzo camp). No surprise that film rights have been sold to Robert De Niro; the actor, who earned an Oscar for his performance in The Godfather: Part II, is set to produce and star. Allison Block
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"Smoothly oiled, superbly assembled. . . . A traditional mob tale on steroids." --"The Providence Journal""A gripping thriller. . . . Like his book's central figure, Mr. Winslow is good at what he does." --"The Wall Street Journal""Graceful . . . . Wonderfully imagined. . . . Winslow's story explodes with . . . gritty realism."--"Pittsburg Tribune-Review""Smart, staccato. . . . A reading experience of sustained intensity, with appealingly sleazy characters and an Elmore Leonard-like snap in the dialogue." --"The Plain Dealer "
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This is a book you will not put down until you reach the end, unless you leave off it during the first forty pages. That is until you have been taken through the dull dreary drudgery of a normal day in Frank Machianno's San Diego life with its routines, his four jobs, the daily surfing and some promising sex at the close of the day. When the son of the L.A. Mafia boss shows up to request a favour, Frank's tranquil life comes to an end. Made to walk into a trap set for him on a boat, he narrowly escapes being killed, but when the dust settles and his two assailants are dead the reader has just witnessed that Frank is not just Frank the bait shop owner and nice guy from next door but Frankie Machine, the most skilled hit man of the Western Mafia. A plot is up against his life, and Frank needs to come out of retirement. Not easy even for the best shot at the age of 62, especially as the heat is just round the corner.
While being chased by his yet unknown pursuers, Frank needs to recall his past to discover whom he might still owe, who might want him dead. Searching in the past leads him to search in the present: He needs to find his unknow opponent among those who crossed his ways in the past. The story unfolds on two levels of time: We witness not only a dramatic and bloody story of pursuit and escape but also, in lengthy flashbacks, the making of Frankie Machine between his teens in the Sixties, when the Mafia was still a family and bosses commanded respect, right down to the Eighties with the Western Mafia's disintegration. But the book has no nostalgia for the Family: Frank learns the basics of human greed and killing. And his career, during which he only advances from driving for a local boss to being a small shop owner, involves him in everything the Mafia dream is made of: Extortion, rape, prostitution, drugs and murder. It's all there as in a show case together with the requisite if stereotyped character set, including Richard Nixon. When the various threads start coming together towards the end, the story duly gathers pace to finish in good shooting style. And the surprises only stop on the last page.
Don Winslow's skilled portray of the Western Mafia recreates the suffocating atmosphere of the Family with its ties and obligations. The language is fast paced and captures the lingo of the gangsters. It certainly captures the reader. You will not turn to this book to learn about the Mafia's history. You will not turn to it for a precise recreation of times gone. Turn to it when you want a hot story for a cold winter's night, or a chilling read for a hot day. Pick up this book of you are willing to follow Frankie for a night into this dystopic world of banging, betrayal and blood.
While being chased by his yet unknown pursuers, Frank needs to recall his past to discover whom he might still owe, who might want him dead. Searching in the past leads him to search in the present: He needs to find his unknow opponent among those who crossed his ways in the past. The story unfolds on two levels of time: We witness not only a dramatic and bloody story of pursuit and escape but also, in lengthy flashbacks, the making of Frankie Machine between his teens in the Sixties, when the Mafia was still a family and bosses commanded respect, right down to the Eighties with the Western Mafia's disintegration. But the book has no nostalgia for the Family: Frank learns the basics of human greed and killing. And his career, during which he only advances from driving for a local boss to being a small shop owner, involves him in everything the Mafia dream is made of: Extortion, rape, prostitution, drugs and murder. It's all there as in a show case together with the requisite if stereotyped character set, including Richard Nixon. When the various threads start coming together towards the end, the story duly gathers pace to finish in good shooting style. And the surprises only stop on the last page.
Don Winslow's skilled portray of the Western Mafia recreates the suffocating atmosphere of the Family with its ties and obligations. The language is fast paced and captures the lingo of the gangsters. It certainly captures the reader. You will not turn to this book to learn about the Mafia's history. You will not turn to it for a precise recreation of times gone. Turn to it when you want a hot story for a cold winter's night, or a chilling read for a hot day. Pick up this book of you are willing to follow Frankie for a night into this dystopic world of banging, betrayal and blood.
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Ein gelungenes Buch über einen alternden Mafiakiller, der noch mal zur Höchstform aufläuft. Ein Typ, der so etwas wie moralische Grundsätze hat, zu denen er steht.
Interessant ist die Perspektive, ein Typ der Menschen umbringt, so wie andere sich ein Brötchen schmieren, und trotzdem Sympathie erweckt.
Interessant ist die Perspektive, ein Typ der Menschen umbringt, so wie andere sich ein Brötchen schmieren, und trotzdem Sympathie erweckt.
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WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ABOUT FRANKIE MACHINE?
16. September 2007
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How can you not like Frankie Machine? As he says, "It's a lot of work being me," and that's quite true. However, that's what makes him so attractive - he's a persnickety cook who drives to five different stores to get the exact brand of ingredients he wants for a single dish. Only the best for him. He's a man who believes that "Quality of life is about the little things - doing them well, doing them right."
He's 63-years-old, owns a California bait shop, the O.B. Bait and Tackle. Everyone who knows him loves him. Life is good,. He has time for surfing with a pal, even if some refer to them as geezers, and he hopes to put his daughter, Jill, through medical school. But that is now. Then is something quite different.
When Frankie is ambushed he gets away in one piece, but the big question is why? In a series of flashbacks we learn that Frankie was once a hitman for the West Coast Mafia. He was an A-1 assassin, true to the mob code, and true to his word. He never was a squealer, so why aren't they leaving him alone? His memory is darn good and Frankie knows there are quite a few who have reason to want to be sure he is permanently silenced.
It's not long before some killings occur and for a while Frankie finds himself running from everyone - the mob and the cops.
Don Winslow has created a killer with a very human face, a plot that surprises, and a narrative often filled with humor. Frankie is a true gent and we can't help pulling for him. The Winter of Frankie Machine will be a movie next year starring Robert De Niro, and this reader will be first in line at the box office.
Highly recommended.
- Gail Cooke
He's 63-years-old, owns a California bait shop, the O.B. Bait and Tackle. Everyone who knows him loves him. Life is good,. He has time for surfing with a pal, even if some refer to them as geezers, and he hopes to put his daughter, Jill, through medical school. But that is now. Then is something quite different.
When Frankie is ambushed he gets away in one piece, but the big question is why? In a series of flashbacks we learn that Frankie was once a hitman for the West Coast Mafia. He was an A-1 assassin, true to the mob code, and true to his word. He never was a squealer, so why aren't they leaving him alone? His memory is darn good and Frankie knows there are quite a few who have reason to want to be sure he is permanently silenced.
It's not long before some killings occur and for a while Frankie finds himself running from everyone - the mob and the cops.
Don Winslow has created a killer with a very human face, a plot that surprises, and a narrative often filled with humor. Frankie is a true gent and we can't help pulling for him. The Winter of Frankie Machine will be a movie next year starring Robert De Niro, and this reader will be first in line at the box office.
Highly recommended.
- Gail Cooke
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Surfin' with the Goodfellas
13. Oktober 2006
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If "The Power of the Dog" and "California Fire and Life" were not enough to prove the talent and versatility of Don Winslow, then this hard-hitting and intelligently plotted tale of life in the Southern California mob should put any doubts to rest. This is a no-nonsense epic of crime, of loyalties honored and trusts broken. Frankie Machine, like his creator, has serious chops. And if this isn't one of the best books of 2006, well, I guess then I'm reading from the wrong lists.
Frank Machianno is a 60-something small businessman in San Diego, a simple working guy balancing his bait shop business with three other part time jobs. A doting father to his pre-Med daughter. A loving boyfriend to a gorgeous former Vegas showgirl. A former US Marine sniper extraordinaire. A steadfast handyman for his ex, and still surfing after all these years. Everybody loves "Frank the bait guy."
And "Frankie Machine" is a retired hit man - a mafia button man of legend - a stone cold killer with principals: "I'd never kill a civilian - only other players."
But when the local mob boss and Detroit's Vince Vena lure Frankie into a trap, he begins a stroll down a bloody memory lane that crosses four decades and stretches between San Diego and Las Vegas while trying to figure which of several eligible candidates has waited till now to want him dead. And a colorful stroll it is, traveled by an eclectic mix of characters on both sides of the law, the shrewd and the stupid, friends true and traitorous, of relationships forged and broken. But most of all, it is a lane clogged with violence meted out by Frankie's steady hand, sometimes for vengeance, others "simply as business." But while Frankie may have been out of the life for several years, he's definitely not out of practice as he leaves a new trail of bodies behind while getting to the bottom of the mystery that wants his life.
Winslow is a terrific storyteller, keeping the action moving while alternating between black humor, raw brutality, and ultimately, an unexpectedly poignant climax. Winslow's cast is painstakingly rendered and infinitely believable - so much so that you'll be easily swept up with Frankie's charm, forgetting that he is, after all, a serial killer with few regrets. In the end, "everybody loves Frankie Machine." And trust me on this - you'll love Don Winslow's latest.
Frank Machianno is a 60-something small businessman in San Diego, a simple working guy balancing his bait shop business with three other part time jobs. A doting father to his pre-Med daughter. A loving boyfriend to a gorgeous former Vegas showgirl. A former US Marine sniper extraordinaire. A steadfast handyman for his ex, and still surfing after all these years. Everybody loves "Frank the bait guy."
And "Frankie Machine" is a retired hit man - a mafia button man of legend - a stone cold killer with principals: "I'd never kill a civilian - only other players."
But when the local mob boss and Detroit's Vince Vena lure Frankie into a trap, he begins a stroll down a bloody memory lane that crosses four decades and stretches between San Diego and Las Vegas while trying to figure which of several eligible candidates has waited till now to want him dead. And a colorful stroll it is, traveled by an eclectic mix of characters on both sides of the law, the shrewd and the stupid, friends true and traitorous, of relationships forged and broken. But most of all, it is a lane clogged with violence meted out by Frankie's steady hand, sometimes for vengeance, others "simply as business." But while Frankie may have been out of the life for several years, he's definitely not out of practice as he leaves a new trail of bodies behind while getting to the bottom of the mystery that wants his life.
Winslow is a terrific storyteller, keeping the action moving while alternating between black humor, raw brutality, and ultimately, an unexpectedly poignant climax. Winslow's cast is painstakingly rendered and infinitely believable - so much so that you'll be easily swept up with Frankie's charm, forgetting that he is, after all, a serial killer with few regrets. In the end, "everybody loves Frankie Machine." And trust me on this - you'll love Don Winslow's latest.
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His Place Now Secure
18. Oktober 2006
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THE POWER OF THE DOG and THE WINTER OF FRANKIE MACHINE have secured Don Winslow's place among the world's great crime writers. The former is epic in its influences and urgings; the latter is less ambitious but no less effective. The novel is the most pliable of forms; in his new novel Winslow's model is autobiography rather than epic, but this personal story carries larger cultural freight because Frankie is a retired Mafia hit man. His story is more than a personal account; it is also the story of the west coast mob and its relation to its older, more powerful midwestern and eastern antecedents.
The writing is pitch perfect; I wouldn't change a word. The key to the story is the central character and he is delightful in both his canny complexity and his dependable, standup simplicity. The role will be a delicious one. If DeNiro somehow changes his mind, one can imagine Gene Hackman or some other contemporary master relishing the chance to bring Frankie to life on the big screen. The constituent parts are all there: a great story, a great character, and a great theme--the old mob vs. the new and the attendant reflections it invites on larger issues of time, history, loss, and the shrinking possibilities of survival and redemption.
The Elmore Leonard influences--which others have noted--are clear, but Winslow's work is in no way derivative. He's simply working the same turf in his own sweet way. If Winslow isn't on your list of must-read, must-buy-in-hardcover writers, he should be.
The writing is pitch perfect; I wouldn't change a word. The key to the story is the central character and he is delightful in both his canny complexity and his dependable, standup simplicity. The role will be a delicious one. If DeNiro somehow changes his mind, one can imagine Gene Hackman or some other contemporary master relishing the chance to bring Frankie to life on the big screen. The constituent parts are all there: a great story, a great character, and a great theme--the old mob vs. the new and the attendant reflections it invites on larger issues of time, history, loss, and the shrinking possibilities of survival and redemption.
The Elmore Leonard influences--which others have noted--are clear, but Winslow's work is in no way derivative. He's simply working the same turf in his own sweet way. If Winslow isn't on your list of must-read, must-buy-in-hardcover writers, he should be.
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