Gus Russo is the author of Live By the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK. He is an investigative reporter who has worked for various major television networks, including PBS' Frontline series.
"an impressive in-depth history...illuminating...this is the book to beat in examining this mid-century criminal empire" --Publishers Weekly"...insightful and revealing...Russo is so engagingly in command of his material...it all holds together in a seamless web" --Baltimore Sun"Russo's amazing book gets to the heart of the Chicago Outfit. This is an authoritative and engrossing work." --Nick Pileggi, bestselling author of Casino and Wiseguys"Absolutely captivating! For a 'Wiseguy' like me it was like going back to the neighborhood for an education." --Henry Hill, the inspiration for the film Goodfellas and the best-selling book Wiseguys"...In-depth, dispassionate study of organized crime...Russo located most of the skeletons in this masterful probe." --Jack Clarke, Special Investigator for Chicago Mayors Kennelly through Daley, and Illinois Governors Stevenson through Kerner
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