by Andrew Gross
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I’d also like to thank my team at Minotaur/St. Martin’s. My editor, Kelley Ragland, for rounding a lot of rough edges that I dropped in her lap into shape; Andrew Martin (for his title epiphany), Hector DeJean, Jen Enderlin, and Maggie Callan. And Simon Lipskar and Celia Taylor Mobley from Writers House. Your enduring support makes my task far easier and occasionally lets me even shine.
—AG
ALSO BY ANDREW GROSS
The Saboteur
The One Man
One Mile Under
Everything to Lose
No Way Back
15 Seconds
Eyes Wide Open
Reckless
Don’t Look Twice
The Dark Tide
The Blue Zone
Novels by Andrew Gross and James Patterson
Judge & Jury
Lifeguard
3rd Degree
The Jester
2nd Chance
About the Author
ANDREW GROSS is the author of New York Times and international bestsellers The Blue Zone, Don’t Look Twice, and The Dark Tide, which was nominated for the Best Thriller of the Year award by the International Thriller Writers, Reckless, Eyes Wide Open, and most recently, the historical thrillers The One Man and The Saboteur. He is also coauthor of five number one bestsellers with James Patterson, including Judge & Jury and Lifeguard. He lives in Florida and Westchester County, New York, with his wife, Lynn. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraphs
Prologue
Part One: All of Them
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Part Two: Cherry Street
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Part Three: Raab Brothers
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Part Four: Under Manhattan Bridge
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Also by Andrew Gross
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
BUTTON MAN. Copyright © 2018 by Andrew Gross. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Cover photographs: waterfront © Art Resource NY; boys © Abraham Pisarek/AKG images; dirt © Miloje/Shutterstock.com; texture © littlesam/Shutterstock.com
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Gross, Andrew, 1952– author.
Title: Button man / Andrew Gross.
Description: First edition. | New York: Minotaur Books, 2018.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018013607 | ISBN 9781250179982 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250179999 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Jewish families—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. | Organized crime—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. | Clothing trade—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. | New York (N.Y.)—Social life and customs—20th century—Fiction. | Domestic fiction. | GSAFD: Historical fiction. | Supense fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3607.R654 B86 2018 | DDC 813/.6—dc23
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First Edition: September 2018