bnielsen214's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
2.0
doloresofcourse's review against another edition
5.0
Edit: I read this book back in 2019 and just finished listening to the audiobook. I recommend actually reading this story. You need to take time to savor and re-read so many passages. It's so off-the-rails crazy that the audiobook version just doesn't do it justice.
This book is a true story about bootlegging, corruption and one crazy soap opera of a relationship which culminates in a murder trial. It needs to be a movie. I'm now searching for more books on George Remus and the bootleggers of the jazz age. I would also love to read some books about some of the side characters in this story.
The book is well-researched, well-written and the story flows nicely. Unlike some other true crime books I have read, it doesn't rely heavily on re-printing excerpts from court testimony. It's a rollicking good read.
This book is a true story about bootlegging, corruption and one crazy soap opera of a relationship which culminates in a murder trial. It needs to be a movie. I'm now searching for more books on George Remus and the bootleggers of the jazz age. I would also love to read some books about some of the side characters in this story.
The book is well-researched, well-written and the story flows nicely. Unlike some other true crime books I have read, it doesn't rely heavily on re-printing excerpts from court testimony. It's a rollicking good read.
plaidpladd's review against another edition
4.0
This was really interesting and read almost like a novel.