Jimmy likes a game of poker and one night he wins the game and claims the prize, not cash but Maria. Jimmy's Game is a thriller set in London featuring the lives of people involved in organized crime. This novel has plenty of sex and violence with the characters appearing like actors in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders.
This is a fast paced novel that covers a fair bit of ground and a time frame of around 30 months. A lot of mainstream issues are raised like domestic violence, jealousy, religion and sexual aggression. The characters are developed steadily through the book and you learn the kind and loving side to these criminals. Most of the story is told through dialogue between the characters. it is more talk than action and description. The whole story is done in the EastEnders soap opera style. The main character is Jimmy and he does not appear to do an awful lot of work. He spends a lot of time on the telephone and has regular trips to his night clubs and restaurants where he drinks, eats and talks until the early hours.
Jimmy's Game is easy reading, although it has it's faults. This book is entertaining but in a let the television wash over me, kind of way. There is nothing special about this book but it is a good average. It does it's job as a daily read in the same way that many people devote time to Facebook and Twitter. The story line is easy to follow with a small circle of characters. I enjoyed reading Jimmy's Game, it is a good book that I will vote 4 stars. After all the violence, it has a happy ending.
Jimmy's Game is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook and was written in 2012.
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