The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

Patrick Radden Keefe with Feodor Chin (Narrator)

12 hours first pub 2009 (editions) user-added

nonfiction crime history challenging informative fast-paced

Description

A mesmerizing narrative about the rise and fall of an unlikely international crime bossIn the 1980s, a wave of Chinese from Fujian province began arriving in America. Like other immigrant groups before them, they showed up with little money but wi...

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Moods

informative 96%
dark 39%
reflective 29%
adventurous 25%
challenging 19%
tense 16%
emotional 15%
sad 14%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 75%
fast 14%
slow 9%

Average rating

4.09

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