The Russian Mafia Aesthetic

Michael Balter

The Russian Mafia Aesthetic

What does the well-dressed hitman wear?

These images inspired me as I was thinking about characters in my noir crime thriller, Chasing Money. Two ordinary guys up against a Russian hitman, his Irish accomplice, and somewhere in the background, a shadowy Russian oligarch. Did I mention the strip club owner and the bikers?

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