Even though he's 38 and been working the streets for years, Izzy is what is known in crime circles as a “stickup kid”—a gunman who preys on other criminals. He and his partner, the jittery, brutal Mal, have one hard-and-fast rule when pulling a job: once they kill someone, all the witnesses have to die. Since their victims are armed thugs, this rule usually results in a roomful of bodies. Mal is the chief killer, but he insists that Izzy contribute his fair share. Izzy ends up on the run from a gang of vicious Albanians after refusing to shoot Eva, a beautiful social worker, when she witnesses Mal shooting several dealers.

"Gangi serves up a judicious portion of gangsta street talk, rough romance and raw violence in this exciting and gritty debut thriller." -- Publisher's Weekly

"Theo Gangi's first novel Bang Bang is a classic extreme thriller, with some surprising literary subtleties, and a level of Escherian interlocking that would make Tarantino's head spin." -- Madison Smartt Bell, author of All Soul's Rising

“Theo Gangi is a superb craftsman. His work displays diverse characters and wonderful dialogue that would make Elmore Leonard stand up and applaud. He is a new talent that has finally arrived.” -- Eric Jerome Dickey, New York Times Bestselling author

Theo Gangi is a novelist who’s first book, Bang Bang is being published by Kensington Books in November, 2007. A graduate of Columbia’s MFA program, his stories have appeared in The Greensboro Review, The Columbia Spectator and The Kratz Center Sampler. His articles and reviews have appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, 3AM Magazine and Crucial Minutiae.com, where he has a weekly column. Mr. Gangi currently teaches writing at John Jay College, CUNY. Look for his next book Kiss Kiss to be released in late 2008.