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

432 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

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 100%
dark 38%
adventurous 29%
reflective 17%
challenging 14%
mysterious 11%
tense 11%
emotional 8%
sad 5%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 78%
fast 12%
slow 9%

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4.07

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