The Specialists — Lawrence Block

Albert Platt is a rotten man. Bred in the rough parts of Brooklyn, he made his name as a killer and has built a fortune from gambling, loan sharking, and the other pastimes of a standard thug. His latest gambit? Buying banks, robbing them, and collecting the insurance. Heââ,¬â"¢s a hard man, and no one ever stood in his way until he brushed up against Eddie Manso.