• Gangsters Don't Die

  • By: Tod Goldberg
  • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
  • Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (44 ratings)

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Gangsters Don't Die

By: Tod Goldberg
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
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Mafia hit-man-turned-rabbi Sal Cupertine is ready to get out of the life. But it's not going to be easy. His once-brilliant plan to pass himself off as Rabbi David Cohen is unraveling. Enemies on both sides of the law are hot on his trail. His wife and son are unreachable in witness protection and are probably in danger. In order to find his family, get out of the desert alive, and salvage his long-sought-after happy ending, Sal is going to have to confront some very bad people from his past.

Native American kingpin Peaches Pocotillo has wrested control of Chicago's mob family while expanding his criminal empire in the west, and now seeks to settle an old score with Sal. These two antiheroes have a history that stretches back decades, and the blood feud between Peaches and Sal will lead them to a violent showdown deep in the heart of the low desert.

As complications cast old revelations in a new light, including one that stretches back to the long-ago death of Sal's infamous gangster father Dark Billy Cupertine, Sal must team up with some unlikely allies—and confront the reality of who he has become—in this stunning conclusion to the popular and critically acclaimed Gangsterland trilogy.

©2023 Tod Goldberg (P)2023 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

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The performance is awesome!!

Dean Heller is some talent that can make any story the greatest. Well done. Looking forward to more by him

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Schmear some more on us Tod

I read about 150 books a year, and this is one of the best series I’ve ever read. More importantly, Todd Goldberg is a phenomenal writer. He has quickly escalated to the top tier of my favorite authors of all time. I don’t really want to describe the series mostly because I’m not talented enough as a writer to really encapsulate the true essence of its nature. I will say, I hope this series gets picked up by *specifically* HBO as a long-running TV adaptation. I wholeheartedly believe it would rank up there with the likes of Breaking Bad and The Sopranos as far as most viewership of all time.
…Because we all love to love the bad guys every now and then

Please write more books Tod Goldberg.

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Gangsters Series A++

Well written series and well performed audio version hopefully this series doesn’t end here because Gangsters Don’t Die

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Outstanding listen

hate to see this series end. Best series I've read in a while. As always Johnny Heller crushed it!!!! In my opinion best narrator ever by far.

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Best story

Love all 3 books great listen. I recommend it to everyone out there. Thank you

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the entire series flowed consistently and in character, never disappointing.

Sal Cupertine/Rabbi Cohen for all his gangster ways was a character you rooted for to make it. The narrator for this series was excellent!

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Fucking loved it

Loved it!! Would’ve liked a couple of more loose ins tied up but it was good

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great until the final chapter

the resolution was flawed.
in order not to spoil anything I'll just say
I simply do not believe that in any scenario that is way the FBI would resolve this scenario (or any scenario involving a child). otherwise a thoroughly enjoyable series just a notch below Don Winslow

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Satisfying conclusion

The trilogy is well done in all respects. If you’re Jewish you will appreciate it even more, but if you are not you will find all three books a worthy project and well worth the listen.

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A MUST READ BOOK.

I've read alot of books in my 48 years on this earth fiction. and non fiction. This is top two of not top one if you like a full attention book you will not put it down. A spoiler is you need to read the whole series part one two and three. unbelievable so so good.

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