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C. Vincent Patrick
A sharp-eyed chronicler of New York hustlers, mobsters, and family ties, this American novelist and screenwriter turned streetwise crime stories into enduring cult favorites. His best-known books, including The Pope of Greenwich Village and Family Business, were both adapted for the screen.
1 Audiobook
The Case Against Spirit Photographs
by C. Vincent Patrick, W. Whately (Walter Whately) Smith
About the author
Born in the Bronx in 1935, Vincent Patrick built a reputation for writing vivid, hard-edged stories about working-class New Yorkers, small-time crooks, and the pull of loyalty. He was best known for the novels The Pope of Greenwich Village and Family Business, two crime stories that found wide audiences beyond the page.
Patrick also adapted both of those novels for film, making him one of the rare writers whose voice carried strongly into their screen versions. His screen credits also include The Devil's Own, and his work is often remembered for its feel for New York speech, pressure, and neighborhood life.
He died in 2023 at age 88. Readers still return to his books for their energy, dark humor, and close-up view of ambition, trouble, and family bonds.