Description for THE NARROWBACK by Michael Ledwidge: After release from prison, Farrell gets a job as night doorman on Park Avenue. There is a hotel across the street and he watches the armored car picking up money on a regular basis. He also makes note of the times of radio car patrols.He puts together a team for a heist and sets his plan into action. The last member of his team is an Irishman named Durkin. Although the robbery went smoothly, Durkin had his own agenda for the money. He shoots at Farrell but misses. Farrell returns the fire, wounding Durkin and Farrell's accomplices take care of the rest and do away with the body.The next step is to find a fence for the jewelry taken in the robbery. Farrell brings his gang to the home of an Albanian but an altercation results when the man attempts to rip off Farrell.Later, when the gang is celebrating at a New York bar, Farrell narrowly escapes when the Albanians find them and want to take revenge.The story seems to be taken from the life of a person from the hardest segment of Manhattan and the Bronx. It tells of the things that can go wrong when a person commits a crime and tries to numb their mind with alcohol and drugs. It also teaches the reader about what life can be like on the streets and the misery that can happen to a person's life.
