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chazzerguy's review against another edition
1.0
1.5
Just not a very interesting book. It's mostly courtroom stuff. Being a mob case, there are of course a LOT of names... But then throw in judges, prosecutors, attorneys, witnesses, FBI agents, and what you end up with is just a bunch of names on a page. So hard to keep track of who did what to whom and why.
Just not a very interesting book. It's mostly courtroom stuff. Being a mob case, there are of course a LOT of names... But then throw in judges, prosecutors, attorneys, witnesses, FBI agents, and what you end up with is just a bunch of names on a page. So hard to keep track of who did what to whom and why.
xxstefaniereadsxx's review against another edition
dark
informative
slow-paced
4.0
I have the book, (Operation Family Secrets: How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family), written by Frank Calabrese, which is the son who turned into an informant against his father. Frank detailed the inner workings of his specific crime family- from how the induction ceremony was conducted, how crimes were committed, to who committed murders. This book was about the same case, though it offered a broader view of the events surrounding the case and trial. I usually really enjoy reading books about the same topic from multiple perspectives, and this one was no different. This was a really good Mafia book, and I have read a lot of Mafia books. I would certainly suggest picking this one up if you are interested in organized crime, especially the organized crime in Chicago.
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