Publish Date |
July 19, 2014 |
Category |
True Crime / Organized Crime Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs |
Price |
$23.00 |
ISBN: 9781476795713
Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: July 19, 2014
“A chronicle of savage callousness in a world where bestial behavior is commonplace. . . . Carpenter’s complexly detailed characterization of Brickman is powerful.”“The female counterpart of the pseudonymous Henry Hill, the star of Wiseguy. . . . An insider’s view of mob life that is by turns comic and chilling.”“Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carpenter has done a superb rendering of Brickman’s story. . . . Vividly re-creates Brickman's exhilaration over her triumphs and pain over her defeats in her pursuit of the mob girl lifestyle.”