Book # 3 ~ Barbara's Pick: Sutton

I'm going to recommend the book "Sutton" by J.R. Moehringer

It's available in used hardcopy on Amazon for about $16 and Kindle for $10 and of course at the library. It will be available in paperback in May.

I've chosen it because it's set in the 1920-1960 era when our country was going through a lot of financial and social turmoil. Willie Sutton was a notorious bank robber and thought of for some time as a Robin Hood hero. But, the underlying current of the book...which is a fictional account of his life...is what drove him to robbing banks - love of a woman and his desire to win her over. He remained constant in this love all through his adult life.

I really enjoy this author's writing technique and the book draws you in so you want to see what will happen next. This author has written "The Tender Bar" and co-wrote Andre Agassi's biography.

If you've ever heard the derogatory reference to former President Bill Clinton as "Slick Willie" you might like to know that was the nickname given to Willie Sutton because he escaped from the police during his robbing sprees and escapes from 2 (or 3?) prisons. He was quite a character.

I realized the reviews online can provide spoilers so rather than including it in with Barb's recommendation I attached a link to what good reads has to say about

Sutton