Iron House by John Hart
Iron House starts with 2 brothers in an orphanage. Michael is the strong older brother, Julian is the scrawny, often-bullied younger brother. Michael takes the blame for something Julian does, then takes off. He ends up as a hit man for the mob in NYC, Julian gets adopted by a wealthy senator and his wife.
When the mobster Michael works for dies, Michael's enemies threaten his life as well as that of his pregnant girlfriend and the brother he hasn't seen in years. That part of the book was good. Then it got very dark and very violent, with a dash of mental illness thrown in for good measure.
The story moves along but it's kind of strange. You're cheering for the hitman, who is the hero of the book, and who indeed is a better person than the corrupt senator or the psychotic mobsters. But still, he is a professional killer, so it's kind of odd to be cheering him on. And the whole book is very dark and grim.
All in all, I have to say, I've read other books by John Hart that I liked better.
When the mobster Michael works for dies, Michael's enemies threaten his life as well as that of his pregnant girlfriend and the brother he hasn't seen in years. That part of the book was good. Then it got very dark and very violent, with a dash of mental illness thrown in for good measure.
The story moves along but it's kind of strange. You're cheering for the hitman, who is the hero of the book, and who indeed is a better person than the corrupt senator or the psychotic mobsters. But still, he is a professional killer, so it's kind of odd to be cheering him on. And the whole book is very dark and grim.
All in all, I have to say, I've read other books by John Hart that I liked better.
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