An unforgettable true story of friendship, loyalty and revenge. They were four boys who shared everything - the laughter and bruises of an impoverished upbringing in New York's West Side. Then one of their pranks misfired - a man nearly died and they were sent away to a reformatory school. They they suffered the worst abuse the guards could inflict on them. They were forever scarred by their experiences. Eleven years later: two of them became killers for the mob. They met the ringleader of the guards who had abused them - and shot him dead in front of several witnesses. No one thought they would see the outside of a prison again - but the four friends banded together once more and in one last, audacious stand brought their own vengeance to the courtroom.
- ISBN10 0345914651
- ISBN13 9780345914651
- Publish Date 1 August 1998 (first published 4 July 1995)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 March 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Ballantine Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Language English