Sinatraland

Sam Kashner's first novel tells the story of "Finkie" Finkelstein, businessman from New Jersey, and lovingly obsessed fan of Frank Sinatra. To Finkie, Frank is the model of a man: elegant, sophisticated, talented, with charm to spare. Finkie has modeled his life after his idol: he's seen all of the movies, bought all of the records, even formed his own little Rat Pack at work. All of his life decisions - from the name of his daughter (Nancy Ava, after Sinatra's first two wives) to his choice of house ("the largest home in Fort Lee. The real estate agent told me it briefly belonged to Buddy…