Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave And The Birth Of The Fbi, 1933-34

from csweder

Crime. That's a theme in the books that I have been reading this year. Atwood's Alias Grace, crime novel. Choke? Definitely has seedy elements that should be crimes. American Psycho, check. Maltese Falcon, check. Anyway, sometimes it's interested to examine the types of books that you read. :) Th...

from datrappert

Exhaustive history of the pursuit of John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, the Barker Gang, Baby Face Nelson, Alvin Karpis, and others from 1933 to 1935. At times, the day to day description gets tedious, but Burrough is doing is best to get the facts straight. However, seeing the d...

from csweder

Crime. That's a theme in the books that I have been reading this year. Atwood's Alias Grace, crime novel. Choke? Definitely has seedy elements that should be crimes. American Psycho, check. Maltese Falcon, check. Anyway, sometimes it's interested to examine the types of books that you read. :) Th...

from tugglebug

I really enjoyed reading this.The formation of the FBI and the rise and fall of gangsters such as Dillinger,Baby face Nelson and others.An exciting story well told.

from csweder

Crime. That's a theme in the books that I have been reading this year. Atwood's Alias Grace, crime novel. Choke? Definitely has seedy elements that should be crimes. American Psycho, check. Maltese Falcon, check. Anyway, sometimes it's interested to examine the types of books that you read. :) ...