These books are fun reads but I do have to continually remind myself how long ago they were written and that casual sexism and very un-PC conversation was de rigeur back then. Also I’m super curious to see just how many mafias this dude can mess with before getting himself killed. Book 1 we had Spanish mafia, book 2 was yakuza, and this book was good old NY mafia. Still though — I do think there is hope for Elvis Cole to achieve some personal growth as he reaches the turn of the century.