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The Westies
- Inside New York's Irish Mob
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 06-20-17
- Language: English
- Publisher: Tantor Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $31.49
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Publisher's Summary
It's men like Jimmy Coonan and Mickey Featherstone who gave Hell's Kitchen its name. In the mid-1970s, these two longtime friends take the reins of New York's Irish mob, using brute force to give it hitherto unthinkable power. Jimmy, a charismatic sociopath, is the leader. Mickey, whose memories of Vietnam torture him daily, is his enforcer. Together they make brutality their trademark, butchering bodies or hurling them out the window. Under their reign, Hell's Kitchen becomes a place where death literally rains from the sky. But when Mickey goes down for a murder he didn't commit, he suspects his friend has sold him out. He returns the favor, breaking the underworld's code of silence and testifying against his gang in open court.
From one of the writers behind NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life on the Street comes an incredible true story of what it means to survive in the world of organized crime, where murder is commonplace.
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- Kevin Armstrong
- Naples, New York USA
- 09-11-17
TJ English's best. Love his work.
I really love TJ English's well document, well researched books. The Westies is my new favorite. I visited Hell's Kitchen a few years ago. Now I have to go back with this story fresh in my head. An outstanding crime story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-25-17
Redemption
I feel like today's justice system is built more to scorn wrong doers rather than rehabilitate them and offer some form of redemption. In Mickey Featherstone's case you can see when one is given the chance they can achieve it.
I am a fan of T.J. English and this is another fantastic saga of the old gritty streets.
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- avid reader
- 09-29-17
Documentary that reads like a novel.
This history of Hell's Kitchen and the Irish immigrants that formed an organized crime dynasty is well told, with great detail, and without politicization. The reader can form their own opinions as the events unfold. I especially like the follow up at the end that gives the reader closure on the participants.
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- R. Bayuk
- Kennewick, WA
- 04-26-18
Fascinating story
If you are a fan of non-fiction mafia or organized crime stories, this is a must listen to book. Delivery was good with a true reading of the book. The story was a bit biased towards Mickey but perhaps not undeserving.
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- Robin Bergeron
- 03-21-18
informative
loved this book so much information and stories. sometime a little descriptive but it was good.
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- tim mcniff
- 07-08-17
brutal!
fascinating history considering how recent it all went down, relatively so. I didn't know about the "alliance" with the bigger named Italian families.
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- john c
- 04-02-18
bull
it's an exaggeration tell the real story this story is based on a rat's version
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- Bananaman
- 02-01-18
Great
A real eye opener, I find this kind of crime book so engrossing. I have a bit of a morbid curiosity for mafia history and this didn't disappoint. It did however make me feel a little sick.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-08-17
What a book
Excellent listen from start too finish had me on the edge of my seat "bravo"
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-10-18
loved it
first audio book absolutely loved it. Would highly recommend this for anyone who likes this genre