Crooks

A Novel About Crime and Family

“Lou Berney’s Crooks stands with some of the finest crime novels ever written.” Don Winslow, #1 Internationally bestselling author

“A panoramic, cross-generational look at a unique family pursuing their individual visions of the American dream. Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author

From award-winning author Lou Berney comes an electrifying new novel that follows a uniquely American crime family on an unforgettable journey across four decades.

Youve never met a family like the Mercurios.

They say the American dream is going farther in life than your parents ever did. But how does that work if your parents are criminals?

For Buddy, a low-level mob wise guy, and Lillian, a charming pickpocket, the criminal underworld is the only life theyve ever known. When theyre forced to flee the glittering Babylon of Las Vegas