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...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 201 reviews

Moods

informative 100%
dark 32%
adventurous 30%
reflective 22%
challenging 15%
tense 12%
mysterious 10%
emotional 7%
sad 7%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 81%
fast 10%
slow 7%

Average rating

4.09

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...