| The Tangled Web: The Life and Death of Richard Cain - Chicago Cop and Mafia Hitman Contributor(s): Cain, Michael J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602393419 ISBN-13: 9781602393417 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: "One of the most important mob books ever written."--Ray Gibson, "Chicago Tribune" "The Tangled Web" tells the dramatic story of detective Richard Cain's criminal career as revealed by his half-brother, Michael. Cain led a double-life--one as a well-known cop who led raids that landed on the front pages, and the other as a "made man" in one of Chicago's most notorious mob families. Eventually executed by shotgun, Dick Cain lived and died in a world of bloodshed and violence, leaving behind a story so outlandish that he has even been suspected of being involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. 18 b/w photographs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws - True Crime | Organized Crime - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Locality - Chicago, Illinois |
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| Publisher Description: The Tangled Web tells the dramatic story of detective Richard Cain's criminal career as revealed by his half-brother, Michael. Cain led a double-life--one as a well-known cop who led raids that landed on the front pages, and the other as a made man in one of Chicago's most notorious mob families. Eventually executed by shotgun, Dick Cain lived and died in a world of bloodshed and violence, leaving behind a story so outlandish that he has even been suspected of being involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. |