This book lists 100 criminals that have come out of Brooklyn. Since I don't follow the news coming out of there, and a lot of the people featured in this book had their hay day before I was born or when I was very young, I had never heard of most of them. There were some crazy stories that made me wonder how Brooklyn and the surrounding areas are not under some sort of martial law. Mobsters being gunned down at a local restaurant would make me think twice about going anywhere in the area.

In a way, I wanted a chart showing the relationships between some of the mobsters. There were a few that were connected, but with so many names and stories, it was hard for me to remember who was who and be able to get the full story of what happened straight in my head. Of course, with the way the connections were, I'm not really sure how a chart would have been created, so maybe it would have just made everything more confusing.

For me, the ranking seemed a little weird. There were people that I considered not as bad that were ranked pretty high up on the list, while ones that had done some horrible things were lower down. The number one person, earned his spot, and the thought of him may possibly give me nightmares for years to come.

All in all, it was an interesting read, and if you like non-fiction crime, this book is a great read. This is just one that I'm not sure I would read a second time.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Author: Craig McGuire
Publisher: WildBlue Press
Publication Date: June 20th 2017

Engrossing and interesting read about the criminals of Brooklyn, lots of Mafia that intersect (obviously) and I need to re-read it to link them all up.

Rated 5 stars. Thank you Netgalley for the chance to review this book: Brooklyn's most wanted by Craig McGuire. I loved this book. It kept my interest through out. Most of the criminals I had never heard of. The count down through all the criminals kept me intrigued and wanting to know more. Anyone interested in Historical Criminals will find this book interesting.

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This is a very,very good read. It is a best to cover a few stories at a time or you will think all the citizens of Brooklyn are criminals. It's coverage is a unique collection of the murderously famous and written with a subtle sense of humour. It is a very clever collection.

This book was the listing of the top 100 criminals that came from Brooklyn . It gives a brief history of the person and the crimes they were involved in. One thing to remember is that these criminals came from Brooklyn, but did not necessarily commit their crimes there Of course there were (like Willie Sutton). There were many high profile criminals (Henry Hill, Darryl Littlejohn, Carlo Gambino, David Berkowitz, etc.) and many that were really only known in Brooklyn (Joey Fama, The Shapiro Brothers, Lemrick Nelson, etc.). But I have to admit, #1 did not surprise me as he seems to fascinate so many people - Albert Fish. I found the book to be well written and well researched. It was interesting to read, and yes, fun, too.

This book is different from the everyday offering, it's a listing of the top 100 (in reverse) of the most wanted to come out of Brooklyn as far their criminals, crooks, and creeps, as rated by this author's standards. He names them and then tells a bit about them. Many are obvious and people you'd recognize like David Berkowitz- Son of Sam but there are also those who are more obscure like Ludwig Lee who was investigated after dismembered body parts turned up back in 1927. Or Mendel Epstein who was called the "Prodfather", a corrupt rabbi who had the means to arrange for a "get" from husbands for a price when they didn't want one. Quite the unusual list of folks collected and arranged for your reading pleasure. Not all are criminal or even men for that matter, but they kept me entertained for hours learning about 'baddies' from all different eras.

(My thanks to NetGalley, WildBlue Press, and Craig McGuire for providing me with an ARC in return for my review.)