I have read this book a dozen times and laughed myself silly every time. It's a sly slice of Americana that has the clever Kid in New York City, outsmarting the Western sheriff who's hot on his trail and the entire NYC police and detective squads as well as joining forces with old croney Butch Cassidy to steal from the murderous New York gangs (some of whom appear--only not so funny--in The Gangs of New York film and book. Of course, law and order prevail and the Kid is gunned down and killed ... or is he? I not only recommend it, I urge all my friends to read it whenever they need a good laugh. I don't understand why it never was made into a movie. ...Ruth Sims
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