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Prairie Rose's avatar

"Siegel was a handsome homicidal enforcer who certainly at times was crazier than a bedbug."

Beautiful.

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Fred H's avatar

Great story! Do we smell a new book in the making?

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Tom Clavin's avatar

Possibly . . .

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Jack Kelly's avatar

Great summary of underworld history, which has been such a rich source of myth and entertainment as well as violence and corruption. One of the best accounts of the mob was Roberty Lacey's 1991 bio "Little Man: Mayer Lansky and the Gangster Life."

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