Odd Jobs - Softcover

Lieberman, Ben

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989 ratings by Goodreads

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ISBN 10: 193567062X ISBN 13: 9781935670629

Publisher: Telemachus Press, LLC, 2011

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Hauling cow carcasses through a freezing warehouse isn't Kevin Davenport's idea of summer fun. But it's not his first crappy job. And with tuition due and his widowed mom strapped for cash, he's in no position to turn down good pay. ~But there's more than meatpacking happening at Kosher World Meat Factory. And the truth isn't quite so--well--kosher. Turns out the business is a front for a criminal syndicate. While working at the corrupt meat factory Kevin discovers who killed his father and now all bets are off. Kevin finally has the chance to settle the score, and he'll tackle any job--club fighting, bookmaking, even drug dealing--to earn his revenge. But can he do it without becoming the very thing he's trying to destroy? Or, God forbid, flunk out of school? ~The Sopranos meets Animal House in the darkly comic coming-of-age novel about the price of vengeance--and the burden of truth.

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About the Author:

Ben Lieberman earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. While his background is scattered with some bizarre odd jobs in his youth, he did manage a more conventional livelihood as an adult. For over twenty years, Lieberman worked in institutional sales and trading for some of the most prestigious and well-known banks in the world. Ben worked at JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Union Bank of Switzerland, and he was at Lehman Brothers at the very end during the financial meltdown of 2008. Odd Jobs is not about finance, but the ruthless, competitive, and urgent environment of the trading floor is applied to create an exciting, darkly-humorous, and award-winning debut crime thriller. During his time working in finance Lieberman followed his passion to write novels by taking classes at Columbia University, NYU and various writer workshops. Ben currently resides in Chappaqua, New York.

Review:

"Odd Jobs is a tightly-wound, well written mystery that I read in one sitting." —James Patterson

"A pure hit of uncut suspense. Ben Lieberman is one to watch." —Harlan Coben

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