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Description for Family Secrets
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Even in Chicago, a city steeped in mob history and legend, the Family Secrets case was a true spectacle when it made it to court in 2007. A top mob boss, a reputed consigliere, and other high-profile members of the Chicago Outfit were accused in a total of eighteen gangland killings, revealing organized crime’s ruthless grip on the city throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Painting a vivid picture of murder, courtroom drama, family loyalties and disloyalties, journalist Jeff Coen accurately portrays the Chicago Outfit’s cold-blooded--and sometimes incompetent--killers and their crimes in the case that brought them down. In ... Read more
Even in Chicago, a city steeped in mob history and legend, the Family Secrets case was a true spectacle when it made it to court in 2007. A top mob boss, a reputed consigliere, and other high-profile members of the Chicago Outfit were accused in a total of eighteen gangland killings, revealing organized crime’s ruthless grip on the city throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Painting a vivid picture of murder, courtroom drama, family loyalties and disloyalties, journalist Jeff Coen accurately portrays the Chicago Outfit’s cold-blooded--and sometimes incompetent--killers and their crimes in the case that brought them down. In ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781569765456
SKU
V9781569765456
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Ref
99-50
About Jeff Coen
Jeff Coen is a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, covering federal trials and investigations from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in downtown Chicago. He was present in the courtroom throughout the Family Secrets trial, and his pieces on the case were featured in a popular series in the Chicago Tribune. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois.
Reviews for Family Secrets
"[A] revealing, shocking book . . . superbly crafted."
Publishers Weekly "A telling look inside the twisted world of organized crime, sure to interest those who follow mob mayhem."
Kirkus Reviews "[An] authoritative account . . . indispensable to truly knowing how Chicago works."
Chicago Tribune "Painting a vivid picture . . . riveting ... Read more
Publishers Weekly "A telling look inside the twisted world of organized crime, sure to interest those who follow mob mayhem."
Kirkus Reviews "[An] authoritative account . . . indispensable to truly knowing how Chicago works."
Chicago Tribune "Painting a vivid picture . . . riveting ... Read more