A review from Jim Agnew's The Literary World site.
This review appeared on The Literary World site on July 17 2007.
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July 17:
Jim Agnew On Crime Cullotta--The Life Of A Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster and Government Witness (Huntington Press Publishing) This is the best book written on the Chicago crime syndicate and I've read them all. Virgil Petersen summed up the Chicago crime syndicate in the title of his 1950's book..."Barbarians In Our Midst". It's the best book because its all first person, gloves off and very rough. Frank Cullotta was a very active...bomber, killer, master burglar, fence, and criminal confidant to the mob lords of Chicago and Las Vegas. He describes these roles and capers as they happened with lots of play-by-play details. Cullotta also describes real prison life and the Witness Protection Program...up close and personal. I read Cullotta in one afternoon and so will any true-crime fan. Its just a real-good read about very dangerous professional criminals.
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