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Influences

I took a genealogical approach to researching my book - collecting as much original documentation (FBI files, court transcripts, vital records, census records, and family stories) to reassemble the lives of notorious gangsters and lesser-known Jewish criminals alike. This is very difficult and time-consuming work. Most authors cannot be bothered with all of this fact checking. The result is a much more accurate account of the main characters' lives than has ever been published before.