The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History

by Stephan Talty

Book Overview

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio, this gripping true story of the origins of the Mafia in America follows the brilliant Italian-born detective who gave his life to stop it. Beginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City, and then the entire country, with fear. The children of Italian immigrants were kidnapped, and dozens of innocent victims were gunned down. Bombs tore apart tenement buildings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544633385
• ISBN13: 9780544633384
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.0"