Name: Billy Phelan's Greatest Game

Author: William Kennedy
Year: 1978
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Fiction, Historical fiction

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9780140063400
The second novel in William Kennedy's much-loved Albany cycle depicts Billy Phelan, a slightly tarnished poker player, pool hustler, and small-time bookie.  A resourceful man full of Irish pluck, Billy works the fringes of the Albany sporting life with his own particular style and private code of honor, until he finds himself in the dangerous position of potential go-between in the kidnapping of a political boss's son.
This book is part of the "The Albany Cycle" series. Here are some other books from this series:
"Roscoe"
First published in 2002
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"The Flaming Corsage"
First published in 1996
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"Very Old Bones"
First published in 1992
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"Quinn's Book"
First published in 1988
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"Ironweed"
First published in 1983
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"Legs"
First published in 1975
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