by: Matthias McCarn Chicago’s Organized Crime Roots Al Capone once said, “Some call it racketeering. I call it a business.” While most people are familiar with Chicago and New York mobsters such as Capone, Gambino, and Gotti, what citizens in the United States would become to know as “La Cosa Nostra” actually started in New Orleans’ 2nd District back in 1869. The Sicilian immigrants came into the US through New … [Read more...]
HEADLOCK Q&A: Burl Barer answers questions about his Private Eye novel
In anticipation of the re-release of his acclaimed novel HEADLOcK, Burl Barer has taken the liberty of answering some of our burning questions about the intersections between fact and fiction in this PI mystery. Q: This is fiction, but there are real people in it. Please explain. A: The real people only seem to be real. They are pretending to be real. This is a fiction story with elements of truth, You know, like Peter Rabbit or Genesis. … [Read more...]
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