内容简介：
CityRats is an action-packed crime novel that tears its way through the tenements and streets of New York City during the a50s and a60s. This was a transitional period when immigrants and veterans alike were starting their families after WWII. Life was good, but there was also an undercurrent of violence. School children played in the streets and learned lifeas lessons the hard way. The reader is immediately plunged into Nickas fear and anxiety as an eye surgeon hesitantly announces that the fourteen-year-old boyas eye must be removed. What unfolds during and after the surgery is an unforgettable journey down memory lane that is juxtaposed against gang wars, bar fights, and mobster intrigues. It is a ahow toa survival manual that enlightens as it entertains. But above all, it is about self-discovery and values.