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Real Vampires Get Lucky (Glory St. Claire, Book 3)9 reviews
Gerry Bartlett

Berkley Trade, 2008

Real Vampires Get Lucky
Gerry's latest book is terrific, as were the previous books. A fun author and she is becoming one of my favorites. 		  
  







  
  
"I Heard You Paint Houses": Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa46 reviews
Charles Brandt

Steerforth, 2005

EVERYBODY BLEEDS... THE WAY I THINK IT WENT DOWN...
...Of course, this is just my opinion after reading Charles Brandt's book, but I have to say Brandt makes a compelling case for the unsolved mystery of Hoffa's dissapearence. "I Heard You Paint Houses," reads like a good detective story and creates a profile of Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and his motive for killing Hoffa-- a leading suspect in his murder. The FBI could not get a deathbed ... 		  
  







  
  
Midnight: A Gangster Love Story70 reviews
Sister Souljah

Atria, 2008

A MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book was excellent! Not a sequel but not disappointing. I don't understand what more can we learn about Winter???? She is in prison!!! Her story is over!!! All I can say is Souljah has written another book which is ranked as one of the best books I have ever read!!! If you read this books with no preconceived notions of Winter Santiaga you will be highly satisfied! 		  
  







  
  
Stained Cotton (Triple Crown Publications Presents)15 reviews
Quentin Carter

Triple Crown Publications, 2008

Stained Cotton... - YES!
This book was EXCELLENT! IT was a page turner for sure! I couldn't put it down! I look forward to more of his/her books! 		  
  







  
  
Gaspipe: Confessions of a Mafia Boss26 reviews
Philip Carlo

William Morrow, 2008

Can't-put-it-down New York mob history
Philip Carlo tells a compelling story that is at the heart of twentieth century New York City: the mob-controlled docks and neighborhoods. Having access to some incredible sources, Carlo takes the reader through a behind the scenes journey of mob boss Anthony Casso that culminates with the end of the "handshake, you've-got-my-word," LCN. Carlo, who keeps the reader on edge for the entire read, ... 		  
  







  
  
Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster25 reviews
T. J. English

Harper Paperbacks, 2006

Introduction to the Irish
This was the first book I read that focused primarily outside of Italian and Jewish organized crime. This is the book that you want to read as an introduction. I personally took an interest in the chapters on Danny Greene and James Bulger and began to read deeper into them. I cannot say how excellent this book is and I recommend it to anyone who is remotely interested. The best thing about ... 		  
  







  
  
Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations4 reviews
Raymond Fisman, Edward Miguel

Princeton University Press, 2008

Incentives matter--to gangsters too
As Raymond Fisman and Edward Miguel explain at the beginning of their book, there are two main currents of thinking among those who opine on the wisdom of foreign aid: the "poverty trap" view, which holds that aid must be injected to end a vicious cycle in which inability to save leads to disaster in lean years, and the view that more such aid is simply sending good money after bad, straight into ... 		  
  







  
  
So You Wanna be A Mobster: Get Made, Get Paid, Get Babes3 reviews
John Sialiano

Citadel, 2008

Funny and entertaining
What a great read! Its the perfect book to take you away from the daily grind. I was reading it out loud to a few friends and we all were laughing our buts off! 		  
  







  
  
The Black Hand: The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer8 reviews
Chris Blatchford

William Morrow, 2008

RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "HE WAS A FEARED KILLER-EVEN IN A WORLD OF KILLERS-HE WAS A KILLER'S KILLER & PROUD OF IT"
This book is a fascinating, but brutally intense character study of Rene "Boxer" Enriquez along with a history lesson of The Mexican Mafia. The Mexican Mafia known as La Eme (pronounced EH-meh) "is the Spanish phonetic pronunciation of the letter "M" - for Mafia." Boxer's story is told from his childhood in a nice home in Southern California with a hard working Father... to a teenage life of ... 		  
  







  
  
Scarface Nation: The Ultimate Gangster Movie and How It Changed America2 reviews
Ken Tucker

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008

Christmas comes early for "Scarface Nation"
For anyone who loves Scarface -- and what kind of a fiend doesn't? -- "Scarface Nation" is an unbelievable cornucopia of inside information, fascinating facts, and linkages to past and present American culture. This book -- henceforth to be known as the "Scarface Bible" -- is incredible not only because of it's focus on the actual movie, but because of Tucker's ability to tie in everything from ... 		  
  







  
  
Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter21 reviews
Shoko Tendo

Kodansha International, 2007

Shoko Tendo is Amazing
Yakuza Moon by Shoko Tendo is an excellent novel. Her memoirs kept me reading and shocked me at times. Her life is very interesting and intertwined with the Japanese mafia made it all the better. If your into true life stories, the Yakuza, and aren't afraid to be shocked then I recommend this book. 		  
  







  
  
American Gangster9 reviews
Max Allan Collins

Forge Books, 2007

great book !
haven't seen the movie yet but just read the book and it was a great read. I love it, can't wait to see the movie now. Heard great things about the movie as well. also an amazing value, it's a bargain! 		  
  







  
  
Superfly: The True, Untold Story of Frank Lucas, American Gangster14 reviews
Ron Chepesiuk and Anthony Gonzalez

Street Certified Entertainment, 2007

Lies Revealed!
A great book that reveals the truth about Frank Lucas. Harlem Godfather: The Rap on my Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson I would also advise readers to check out Harlem Godfather: The Rap on my Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson to find the true story of the REAL American gangster, Bumpy Johnson. 		  
  







  
  
Rat Bastards: The Life and Times of South Boston's Most Honorable Irish Mobster55 reviews
John "Red" Shea

William Morrow, 2006

Just bought it... couldn't put it down!
Though I have read mixed reviews on this book, I am not very familiar with the topic and thought it would be worth buying and decide for myself. I can honestly say that I do not understand the negative reviews AT ALL!! What do I see? A guy who spent his childhood struggling in a poverty stricken area, that was filled with kids growing up in fatherless homes, with mothers just trying to make it ... 		  
  







  
  
Harlem Godfather: The Rap on my Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson11 reviews
Mayme Hatcher Johnson, Karen E. Quinones Miller

Oshun Publishing Company, Inc., 2008

Excellent!!!!!
I really loved this Book.. After spending years searching for any information on Bumpy Johnson, I was excited to find that this book would be published. When I recieved my copy I read it in two days, and was very happy to learn about the "Real Bumpy Johnson". He was some man... The movie couldn't get it right, but this book certainly has... Congratulations to the author on a job well done... 		  
  







  
  
The Return of a Gangsters Girl12 reviews
Chunichi

Urban Books, 2007

More Ceezia
I love Miss Ceezia. Chunichi is gangsta for this one. Can't wait for the next one 		  
  







  
  
The Complete Public Enemy Almanac: New Facts and Features on the People, Places, and Events of the Gangsters ...23 reviews
William J. Helmer, Rick Mattix

Cumberland House Publishing, 2007

This needs a sixth star!
This is a must have referance/gangster/outlaw book. If this subject or even this era of history intrests you at all this book is a goldmine. 		  
  







  
  
King of the Godfathers: Joseph Massino and the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family (Pinnacle True Crime)10 reviews
Anthony DeStefano

Pinnacle, 2007

The Definitive Bonanno Crime Family Book
Mr. DeStefano's latest book is the defining work on the Bonanno Crime Family! This book expounds on Mr. DeStefano's meticulous & compelling coverage of the Massino trial, incorporating Joe Massino's early years and rise to power, along with a concise history of the Mafia's major figures. His years as a respected journalist, have given Mr. DeStefano the ability to lay out the facts with total ... 		  
  







  
  
Tough Jews : Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams48 reviews
Rich Cohen

Vintage, 1999

An Unfortunate (but colorful) chapter in American Jewish History.
Tough Jews is a book about Jewish gangsters, and how they pretty much faded after World War II. It leaves the reader to wonder exactly what created this phenomena and why it died out. The criminals whose stories Cohen tells, like Bugsy Siegel, Lepke Buchalter, Meyer Lansky, Kid Twist, Joe Amberg, were all products of harsh years. In this day and age, Jewish boys go to college. In the 20's and ... 		  
  







  
  
The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century139 reviews
Howie Carr

Grand Central Publishing, 2006

Existential Corruption American Style
This is a quintessentially American story that is both important and unforgettable. One reason it is important is that it affirms the adage: "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Another is that, the deep FBI and police corruption begged the question: Who guards the guards themselves? But also, no matter how distorted morally, this story is still somehow a perverse but generic ... 		  
  







  




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