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Next on my list is one of the family secrets books. It looks there are two of them. Is one better than the other?
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Little Frankie wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:17 am Next on my list is one of the family secrets books. It looks there are two of them. Is one better than the other?
Jeff Coen's is more of a journalistic work, covering the case as a whole. Frank Calabrese, Jr.'s is from a "street" perspective as he was a cooperator and related to both the star government witness and one of the defendants (both made guys). I would recommend starting with Coen's and then reading Frank Jr's but both are recommended.
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Just had some drinks with Frank Jr last week in Vegas. Nice guy. We talked about how we run our respective mob tours (mine is walking, his is bus-based)
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There's a third book. It's called The Last Dance, written by an ex-Chicago cop who attended the trial and knew a lot of the defendants names James Jack. This book and Coen's book focus on the trial. Frank Calabrese's book gives more background information.
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