An okay read. Welcome to the 1920's! Benjamin Appel seems well educated about the time era and gangster life that was popularly known. So I felt it was more realistic than some novels. I also felt it was too short to get into his character. I hated Sadie's character. How he could fall in love ...
A pretty damn definitive collection on the subject--working so hard to include all the greats that an unpublished screen test written by Spillane is in there, because he didn't do short stories. The lesser-known hidden gems are also definitely worth your time.
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