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Mob Cop
Pascente, Fred; Reaves, Sam
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Description for Mob Cop
Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
Former Chicago police officer and Outfit associate Fred Pascente is the man who links Tony Spilotro, a central character in Nicholas Pileggi’s Casino and one of Chicago’s most notorious mob figures, to William Hanhardt, chief of detectives of the Chicago Police Department. Pascente and Spilotro grew up together on Chicago’s Near West Side, and as young toughs they were rousted and shaken down by Hanhardt. While Spilotro became one of the youngest made men in Chicago Outfit history, Pascente was drafted into the army and then joined the police department. Soon taken under Hanhardt’s wing, Pascente served as Hanhardt’s fixer ... Read more
Former Chicago police officer and Outfit associate Fred Pascente is the man who links Tony Spilotro, a central character in Nicholas Pileggi’s Casino and one of Chicago’s most notorious mob figures, to William Hanhardt, chief of detectives of the Chicago Police Department. Pascente and Spilotro grew up together on Chicago’s Near West Side, and as young toughs they were rousted and shaken down by Hanhardt. While Spilotro became one of the youngest made men in Chicago Outfit history, Pascente was drafted into the army and then joined the police department. Soon taken under Hanhardt’s wing, Pascente served as Hanhardt’s fixer ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781613731345
SKU
V9781613731345
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for Mob Cop
"Worthwhile glimpse into the schizoid world of a corrupt cop." Kirkus Reviews "A tale from the underworld that's rich in Outfit history and the characters that come with it. Pascente's memories unspool like letters from a dark and fading Chicago." Jeff Coen, author of Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob "A detailed, gritty account of growing ... Read more