{"product_id":"champagne-and-cocaine-paperback","title":"Champagne and Cocaine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Vetere\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York. Winter. 1980. Behind the glitter of the disco era, the city streets run wild. In countless secret spaces, high stakes poker games fuel an underground economy flush with cocaine, champagne, and call girls. Winners are on top of the world. But no one wins forever, and when aspiring novelist and inveterate card player Danny Ferraro goes \"all in\"--and then some--he winds up owing the mob big money. And when you owe the mob, you pay--or else. With nowhere to run, Danny is forced to commit unspeakable acts just to stay even. Richard Vetere's gritty novel strips the gloss of the \"Godfather\" era and lays bare the gritty reality of the subversive blackmarket as Ferraro struggles to free himself of its grip. Vetere (\u003ci\u003eThe Third Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Writers Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e) delivers his most riveting work to date, with page-turning action and an insider's view of a hidden culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Vetere\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, novelist, poet, screenwriter, TV writer and actor. He wrote the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Writers Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e (Three Rooms Press) and \u003ci\u003eThe Third Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster), which is now in several languages. He co-authored the screenplay adaptation for the movie produced by Frances Ford Coppola, starring Ed Harris. His plays, performed globally, include \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCaravaggio\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGangster Apparel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Fool\u003c\/i\u003e and his Pulitzer-nominated \u003ci\u003eOne Shot, One Kill\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a member of the Writer's Guild, the Author's Guild, Dramatist Guild, Poets \u0026amp; Writers and the NY Playwright's Lab. He holds a master's degree from Columbia University and teaches a master screenwriting class at NYU and Queens College. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156558057607,"sku":"9781941110294","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/10e99b18d34a3dd65f1bc6476297dac9.webp?v=1733244569","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/champagne-and-cocaine-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}