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Mafia Dreams
Frank Hayde
Book Baby Publishers
www.bookbaby.com
9781667899756, $23.99, PB, 228pp
https://www.amazon.com/Mafia-Dreams-Crime-Young-Kansas/dp/1667899759
Synopsis: The ruthless and powerful crime family that reigned in Kansas City appeared to be on its last legs in the 1990's. But the Mafia life still called to a cadre of young men with gangster ambitions, and the FBI was still aggressively pursuing the organization that would stubbornly survive into the next millennium.
Agents in KC were also hot on the trail of a massive insurance fraud enterprise run by the Riley family, a criminal organization unto themselves whose youngest member, Joseph Riley, had his own dreams of gangster glory.
Big-time white-collar crime would soon collide with the gritty underworld of a Mafia town in a deadly drug sting that attracted nationwide attention and tested the limits of a controversial legal doctrine.
Through copious research and interviews with principal participants, with the publication of "Mafia Dreams: A True Crime Saga of Young Men at the End of an Era in Kansas City", author Frank R. Hayde pieces together an epic true crime tale with surprising connections and startling events.
Critique: The stuff of which block buster movies are made, "Mafia Dreams: A True Crime Saga of Young Men at the End of an Era in Kansas City" by Frank Hayde is richly detailed and impressively written. Particularly well documented and an inherently informative and fascinating read from start to finish, "Mafia Dreams" is a 'must' for anyone with an interest in organized crime in general, and the Kansas City Mafia in particular. While especially and unreservedly recommended for community and college/university library True Crime collections and supplemental Organized Crime curriculum studies lists, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Mafia Dreams" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $8.99) as well.
Editorial Note: Frank R. Hayde is a career law enforcement officer and the author of four previous books including The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob; Stan Levy: Jazz Heavyweight; Zion National Park: The Story Behind the Scenery; and Italian Gardens: A History of Kansas City Through its Favorite Restaurant. Descended from Irish-American bricklayers and machine politicians, Hayde's roots in Kansas City stretch back to the 19th Century, and he enjoys the local honor of being the last man to be officially inducted into the Sabenadica Club. (https://store.bookbaby.com/profile/FrankRHayde)
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
Mafia Dreams
Frank Hayde
Book Baby Publishers
www.bookbaby.com
9781667899756, $23.99, PB, 228pp
https://www.amazon.com/Mafia-Dreams-Crime-Young-Kansas/dp/1667899759
Synopsis: The ruthless and powerful crime family that reigned in Kansas City appeared to be on its last legs in the 1990's. But the Mafia life still called to a cadre of young men with gangster ambitions, and the FBI was still aggressively pursuing the organization that would stubbornly survive into the next millennium.
Agents in KC were also hot on the trail of a massive insurance fraud enterprise run by the Riley family, a criminal organization unto themselves whose youngest member, Joseph Riley, had his own dreams of gangster glory.
Big-time white-collar crime would soon collide with the gritty underworld of a Mafia town in a deadly drug sting that attracted nationwide attention and tested the limits of a controversial legal doctrine.
Through copious research and interviews with principal participants, with the publication of "Mafia Dreams: A True Crime Saga of Young Men at the End of an Era in Kansas City", author Frank R. Hayde pieces together an epic true crime tale with surprising connections and startling events.
Critique: The stuff of which block buster movies are made, "Mafia Dreams: A True Crime Saga of Young Men at the End of an Era in Kansas City" by Frank Hayde is richly detailed and impressively written. Particularly well documented and an inherently informative and fascinating read from start to finish, "Mafia Dreams" is a 'must' for anyone with an interest in organized crime in general, and the Kansas City Mafia in particular. While especially and unreservedly recommended for community and college/university library True Crime collections and supplemental Organized Crime curriculum studies lists, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Mafia Dreams" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $8.99) as well.
Editorial Note: Frank R. Hayde is a career law enforcement officer and the author of four previous books including The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob; Stan Levy: Jazz Heavyweight; Zion National Park: The Story Behind the Scenery; and Italian Gardens: A History of Kansas City Through its Favorite Restaurant. Descended from Irish-American bricklayers and machine politicians, Hayde's roots in Kansas City stretch back to the 19th Century, and he enjoys the local honor of being the last man to be officially inducted into the Sabenadica Club. (https://store.bookbaby.com/profile/FrankRHayde)
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
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