A Gun in My Gucci: Two Outsiders Take Down the Chicago Mob. A Gun in My Gucci: Two Outsiders Take Down the Chicago Mob.

A Gun in My Gucci: Two Outsiders Take Down the Chicago Mob‪.‬

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Publisher Description

A Gun in My Gucci is a true story of two “outsiders” who helped bring down the Chicago Mob — the middle-aged mobster Ken “Tokyo Joe” Eto, and a determined young woman, Elaine Corbitt Smith.
In the early 1980s, Joe Eto was the highest-ranking Asian-American mobster in the country. His nemesis, rookie Elaine Smith was one of only a few female Special Agents in the FBI at that time. Her relentless pursuit of Eto resulted in his detention by the Bureau on interstate gambling charges. Afraid that he would “spill his guts”, Eto's Mob bosses decided not to gamble on Joe’s ability to remain silent. He had to be eliminated and a “hit” was ordered.
Joe Eto never talked, nevertheless the Mob still tried to kill him. But the “hit” was botched and Tokyo Joe walked away with three bullets in his head. Alive, with his honor intact, he sought revenge. He was ready to talk, but only to Special Agent Elaine Smith. Over time, Eto's testimony released a waterfall of evidential information which led to arrests, convictions, and longer sentences for many of Chicago’s top mobsters. A Gun in My Gucci reveals the special relationship between Joe Eto and his FBI handler Elaine Smith, who went from school teacher to crime-buster. Smith’s story exposes her tough climb up the ladder of acceptance and ultimate success as she broke into the macho, male-dominated criminal justice system, and helped take down the Chicago Outfit.

GENRE
Nonfiction
RELEASED
2014
June 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
363
Pages
PUBLISHER
EC Smith
SELLER
Draft2Digital, LLC
SIZE
398.9
KB

Customer Reviews

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My Opinion

Although this is a very interesting read with fascinating information I found it disturbing that Ms. Smith's ego gets in the way of telling a compelling story.
I first heard of this book when Ms. Smith did an interview with a local television station, She came across even during the interview as being very egotistical.
Please don't get me wrong, I appreciate the work she did as an FBI Agent, I just think the story could have been told better while leaving out such things as how nice her legs are.

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