The Friends of Eddie Coyle

This crime novel is a gritty story about thieves, mobsters, and cops in Boston. Eddie Coyle is a small-time gunrunner facing a long prison sentence. His only way out is to give up one of his big-time clients to the District Attorney. The book is full of suspense and told through vivid dialogue by a cast of lowlifes and detectives. It's been called one of the greatest crime novels ever written, and even better than The Maltese Falcon, by Elmore Leonard.