Really interesting bit of NYC history I'd never heard of before. Petrosino was a great man.

Pretty good book.. my only complaint is that they put the pictures section about a third of the way in, and as I looking through them I learned that the detective in the book was assassinated... so that was a bit of a bummer to find out this way as opposed to reading it in the text... I wish they had put the picture section at the end like most other books, because it was such a "spoiler" to find out that he died and it made the last 2/3 of the book kinda meh to me.

Really great read. So many questions left unanswered to this day. Petrosino was a marked man throughout his entire career, it almost doesn't even matter that his idiot boss couldn't keep his mouth shut. Petrosino's enemies knew he was headed to Italy long before Bingham opened his trap.

Full review to come.

Failed to engage me, I can't recommend this book and I won't explore more of Talty's work.

The writing style is disjointed, with disconnected anecdotes lacking chronological order, making it hard to get engaged. It also contained repetitive information. Although there were brief improvements during the sections in Italy, they didn't last.

I was disappointed that the author revealed Petrosino's funeral photos before addressing his death in the story.

A more fitting title for the book could have been 'Petrosino’, as the majority of the content focuses on him, and not as I expected, on the organization behind ‘The Black Hand’.

Nonetheless, the book sheds light on the challenges of garnering support to combat 'The Black Hand,' offering universal insights applicable to today's society. It highlights the disconnect in addressing issues within marginalized populations and underscores the disparities between the rich and the poor when pursuing justice.