Join us for the hometown launch event for Tod Goldberg's GANGSTERS DON'T DIE, the conclusion to his acclaimed trilogy. Tod will be in conversation with local crime writer Rob Bowman, followed by a book signing.

About GANGSTERS DON'T DIE:

“Goldberg concludes his Gangsterland trilogy in style, following up 2017’s Gangster Nation with a mesmerizing comic noir that’s fully accessible to series newcomers. This is a stellar end to one of the most inventive crime series in recent memory. ” — Publishers Weekly (Starred)

“Perhaps the most well-written of the trilogy’s installments, Gangster’s Don’t Die has a great story, exciting characters, and a few nifty surprises.” –– Booklist

“Goldberg continues to redefine hard-boiled with his streaming profanity and ripe intellectualism.“ — Kirkus

“Only thing better than the smell of napalm in the morning is the heavy rain of body parts Tod Goldberg gives us here. That includes the heart, on every page of this conclusion to the Gangsterland series. I want Sal Cupertine to be my spiritual advisor now, please.” —Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians

“Gangsters Don’t Die is a thrilling and sometimes hilarious exploration of the myth and the lie and the truth of The Life. A distillation of the gangster’s code (hint: there really isn’t one) and the Code we adopt as we find the lines in our lives we can’t cross. It’s Death of a Salesman meets The Irishman with more laughs. I loved every minute of it.” —S.A. Cosby, bestselling author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland

“There’s a machine gun in this book, the rat-a-tat-tat prose that punches page after page—but don’t let it fool you, there’s also true wisdom in here. In the midst of the mobsters, rabbis, shysters, Springsteen, and of course the Torah, you will get an education—about family, about murder, and about having a code. Gangsters Don’t Die is delicious. Tod Goldberg is part-Chandler, part-shaman, and all-killer.” —Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The Lightning Rod

“Gangsters Don’t Die is a highwire act of plot and character, filled with criminals whose deadpan sense of humor and willingness to kill for family, always for family, exists alongside the voice of Sal Cupertine, hitman turned rabbi, offering advice on belief and loyalty through the sage counsel of the Talmud. I found myself thinking all day about families, and love, at the heart of a thriller with the most inventive ways to describe killing I’ve read in a long, long time. Just stunning.” —Susan Straight, author of Mecca and In the Country of Women

“Tod Goldberg writes like a skilled knifeman—he knows how to slice and how to stab, how to bleed you out fast or bleed you out slow. Gangsters Don’t Die shows how in the hands of a master, crime fiction can do anything: scare you, touch you, make you laugh, give you wisdom and Springsteen references (at the same time). A true pleasure to read.” —Jordan Harper, author of Everybody Knows

“Tod Goldberg concludes his smart, irreverent and, bloody Gangsterland trilogy with a bang. Gangsters Don’t Die is a tour-de-force that is witty, violent, and brilliantly observed. With these three novels, Goldberg has forever changed the crime genre for the better—elevating it with unforgettable characters, humor, and style to spare. I didn’t want it to end.” — Ivy Pochoda, award-winning author of These Women

“Tod Goldberg’s Gangsters Don’t Die is one of the best books I’ve ever read. Gripping? Yes. Gonzo-violent. Uh huh. Stuffed just right with pathos and hope, humor and despair, this story about a rabbi-slash-hitman aims for your head and explodes in your heart.” – Rachel Howzell Hall, bestselling author of We Lie Here.