A review by clambook
A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself by William Boyle

5.0

A while ago I went off on how non-city writers ought not take on descriptions of places like Brooklyn (the offender was Allen Morris Jones's Sweeney on the Rocks). William Boyle is, I gather, a loyal son of the borough with unquestioned literary street cred. This is a terrific crime novel with absolutely true-to-the-ear dialogue and a marvelous sense of place. Highly recommended.