Joey Mompo: A Chicago Crime Tale

From Chicago street urchin to career criminal, Joey Mompo has lived a life of booze, broads and no cares. His desire now though is to get out of the criminal life and start over. His plans intensify when he falls for the beautiful Izabella. Desperate to get away from Squirrel, his crime boss, he agrees to a final caper that he knows, in his gut, is all wrong. As the big job approaches events transpire that leave Joey in a situation he never saw coming. His quest to learn the truth about the people he trusted puts him on a path to becoming someone far different from who he thought he was. Violent, funny and full of unique characters this gritty take on the 1950's underworld speeds along like a souped-up getaway car in overdrive.

Steve Shadow is the pen name of Steven Schwartz. A native of Chicago he crosses many genres in a quest to tell the tales that haunt his mind. Now embedded in the desert southwest, he can be followed at steveshadow.com. His previous efforts are all available from Amazon as paperbacks or e-books.