Legs (1975) - William Kennedy
Category: Crime
Tags: Crime, Historical Fiction, Adults
The Albany Cycle, Book 1 Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios, Legs inaugurated William Kennedys cycle of novels set in Albany, New York., True to both life and myth Legs evokes the flamboyant career of the legendary gangster Jack Legs Diamond, who was finally murdered in Albany. Through the equivocal eyes of Diamonds attorney, Marcus Gorman (who scraps a promising political career for the elemental excitement of the criminal underworld), we watch as Legs and his showgirl mistress, Kiki Roberts, blaze their gaudy trail across the tabloid pages of the 1920s and 1930s., The story is told in a series of vignette chapters each with the name Jack in the title. Each one fills in consecutive order details of the life of Legs and his relationships with his wife, his lover, his lawyer and his gang. The language is colloquial with lots of slang that gives the book a realistic feel., The last track is an interview with author Russell Banks., One reader sugg
