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The Good Rat : A True Story
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The Good Rat
Author(s): Jimmy Breslin
Review(s):
“Breslin chronicles the cops’ sordid tales with a mixture of awe, repugnance and perfect diabolical detail. He remains a master at transforming crookery into opera.”
“The ineffable Breslin, the mob’s Homer, may not have done much to ensure Kaplan’s longevity, but he has surely granted him immortality.”
“Bad cops, good crook, great story.”
“Breslin is a writer of the heart. It’s hard to name another author who demonstrates a better understanding of the passions of urban misrule.”
“Completely sure of what he’s doing, the author knows how to hook a reader.”
“Breslin put his notes to brilliant use in a colorfully nuanced depiction of Burt Kaplan. Kaplan is The Good Rat, and while Breslin doesn’t put a gloss on his crimes, he uses him wisely and well to tell us once again about New York’s underbelly. And, in such memorable terms.”
“[The Good Rat] is Jimmy Breslin at his best.”
“A great look at the ugly and anything-but-glamorous truth of organized crime. This is Breslin at his Runyonesque best.”
“The Good Rat tells us about the corkscrew workings of the criminal mind where Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment left off.”
“Jimmy Breslin still hits the high notes...entertaining, insightful and 100% Grade-A Breslin.”
ISBN: 9780060856694
Author(s): Jimmy Breslin
In his inimitable New York voice, Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the Mafia—characters like John Gotti, Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso (named for his weapon of choice), and Jimmy "the Clam" Eppolito—interwoven with the remarkable true-crime saga of the good rat himself, Burt Kaplan of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, the star witness in the recent trial of two NYPD detectives indicted for carrying out eight gangland executions. Through these unforgettable real-life and long-forgotten Mafia stories, Jimmy Breslin captures the moments in which the mob was made and broken.
Review(s):
“Breslin chronicles the cops’ sordid tales with a mixture of awe, repugnance and perfect diabolical detail. He remains a master at transforming crookery into opera.”
“The ineffable Breslin, the mob’s Homer, may not have done much to ensure Kaplan’s longevity, but he has surely granted him immortality.”
“Bad cops, good crook, great story.”
“Breslin is a writer of the heart. It’s hard to name another author who demonstrates a better understanding of the passions of urban misrule.”
“Completely sure of what he’s doing, the author knows how to hook a reader.”
“Breslin put his notes to brilliant use in a colorfully nuanced depiction of Burt Kaplan. Kaplan is The Good Rat, and while Breslin doesn’t put a gloss on his crimes, he uses him wisely and well to tell us once again about New York’s underbelly. And, in such memorable terms.”
“[The Good Rat] is Jimmy Breslin at his best.”
“A great look at the ugly and anything-but-glamorous truth of organized crime. This is Breslin at his Runyonesque best.”
“The Good Rat tells us about the corkscrew workings of the criminal mind where Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment left off.”
“Jimmy Breslin still hits the high notes...entertaining, insightful and 100% Grade-A Breslin.”
ISBN: 9780060856694