From international number-one bestselling author Andrew Gross, The Last Brother is a thrilling historical novel about three brothers and the Mafia in 1930s New York.

Published in the USA as Button Man.

United by blood

1930s New York City. Three brothers grow up poor on the Lower East Side, until the death of their father forces them to find work to support their family. Each brother takes a different path.

Divided by ambition

Twelve-year-old Morris Rabishevsky apprentices himself to a garment manufacturer with the aim of running the business. Sol, six years older, heads to accounting school but is forced to drop out. Scarred by a family tragedy, Harry falls under the spell of the charismatic Louis Buchalter, who in a few short years becomes the most ruthless mobster in town.

Torn apart by conflict

Morris convinces Sol to go into business with him, but Harry can’t be lured away from the glamour, power and money of the mob. As their business grows, Buchalter sets his sights on the unions that control the garment maker’s factories, setting up a fatal showdown that could bring them together or shatter their family forever.

 

A compelling, fast paced historical thriller that paints a rich portrait of the rise of organised crime in 1930s America. Fans of Boardwalk Empire and Dennis Lehane will love it.
– Kristin Hannah

A highly satisfying story of family loyalty, persistence, courage, and crime.
– Kirkus Reviews

A riveting piece of historical fiction, mixed with family saga, exposing the Jewish mob of the 1930s who preyed on the garment industry and the brave few who stood up against them. This book is a heart-stopper. I loved, LOVED it!
– Linda Fairstein

Andrew Gross is in top form with this beautifully haunting novel that mixes history seamlessly with fiction … An epic journey of struggle, hope, death and life. Riveting to the very last page.
– NY Journal of Books

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