Overall, I enjoyed this book. But there were many parts I felt could've benefited from serious editing. Funnily enough, even though Shiherlis was my least favorite criminal from the movie, I liked his arc in the book. Unlike many other reviewers, I really enjoyed reading about him finding his way in an entirely new criminal underworld that was totally unlike what he experienced in the US - yet he was able to use a skill set that propels him forward.
But the backstory was hugely disappointing to me. If Neil truly had a 'heat around the corner' mantra, how was he so deeply involved with a woman and her entire family? Then doesn't spend the rest of his life seeking out the man that ruined it all and got away? This part made no sense to me. Which meant I also connected little with the bad dude and his pursuits in the final portion of the novel.
This book wasn't bad, it just felt contrived and disconnected from the parts of the movie I enjoyed the most.