Gangland
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3.9 • 163 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
In this "masterly" thriller from the acclaimed author of The Town, the right‑hand man of one of the most infamous mob bosses in American history goes on a dangerous mission (New York Times Book Review).
In the late 1970s, The Outfit, led by Tony Accardo, has the entire city of Chicago in its grip. When the bracelet he bought his wife is stolen in a jewelry heist, Tony has his loyal soldier Nicky Passero track it down—by whatever means necessary. What Accardo doesn't know: Nicky has a secret which has made his life impossible and has put him in the pocket of the FBI.
Based on the true story of Tony Accardo, the longest‑reigning mob capo in history, Gangland is a Shakespearean drama of integrity, lost honor, and revenge. Gritty and action‑packed, it is Chuck Hogan's most thrilling novel yet.
2023 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel and a New York Times Best Crime Novel of 2022
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Hogan (The Town) does a serviceable job of fictionalizing the Chicago underworld of the 1970s. In 1975, Nicky Passero takes advantage of the trust placed in him by Sam Giancana, the former boss of the Chicago mob, to whack him. While Giancana is preparing dinner for the two of them in his home in the city's suburbs, Passero shoots him in the back of the head then fires six more shots into his face. The murder and the postmortem disfigurement were at the orders of the current boss, Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, who suspected that Giancana was about to tell all to a congressional committee. The killing cements Passero's status as Accardo's right-hand man, which leads to more violence after hotheaded thieves burglarize the jewelry store of one of Accardo's friends and then the boss's own home. That Accardo doesn't know that Passero is approached by the FBI to serve as an informant raises the tension. Thin characterizations match the familiar tale of a hit man with a trace of a conscience hiding multiple secrets. This offers nothing particularly new.
Customer Reviews
Interesting read
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Almost Believable
Being from Chicago and growing up in this era I remember too well the robbery at Accardo’s River Forest home and the subsequent murders of all involved. It is very hard to believe that a low level soldier would have become that close of a confidant to Joe Batters.
But it was a great story to read.
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Very Good.