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Originally Posted by frazod
I read it when it first came out. There was one gaping flaw - the complete absence of Frank Pentangeles - but other than that, I enjoyed it and it was a good read.
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I wondered about Frankie Five-Angles not being in it too. But it didn't bother me too much. The new characters (Nick Jerace, et al) are pretty good.
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Originally Posted by frazod
It did try a little too hard to meld fiction with fictionalized fact, though.
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Agreed:
Johnny Fountain = Frank Sinatra
Jimmy Shay = John Kennedy
Danny Shay = Bobby Kennedy
Louie Russo = Sam Giancana
etc.