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	The Gods of War 4.42 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smokestack Lightning: Harry Greb, 1919 4.45 avg rating — 56 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murderers' Row: in search of boxing's greatest outcasts 4.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Talk About Joe Mac: The Life, Wars, and Secret History of the Man Behind the Winter Hill Gang 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Cheap Seats 4.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Ink by Jose Corpas (Goodreads Author), Springs Toledo (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plough Quarterly No. 27 - The Violence of Love by Peter Mommsen (Editor), Anthony M. Barr (Contributor), Gracy Olmstead (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beating The Best Seller: Go Toe to Toe With The Giants in your Genre by C.J. McDaniel, Springs Toledo (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ploughshares Winter 2021-2022 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Springs Toledo liked Bill reilly's review of Don't Talk About Joe Mac: The Life, Wars, and Secret History of the Man Behind the Winter Hill Gang: "Joe McDonald was a contemporary of Whitey Bulger, both of whom were notorious Irish mobsters in the Boston area. Whitey was also an informer of the FBI, whereas Joe, although a well known hitman, never ratted out his fellow criminals. Joe was aboard a" Read more of this review »
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Springs Toledo liked Ben Smith's review of Don't Talk About Joe Mac: The Life, Wars, and Secret History of the Man Behind the Winter Hill Gang: "Springs Toledo is an exceptional writer. All of his books are worth a read. "Don't Talk About Joe Mac" transports you to the Boston underworld and introduces you to a cast of characters that are in some ways stranger than fiction. Fictional gangsters" Read more of this review »
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Springs Toledo rated a book it was amazing Killing My Father: The Inside Story of The Biggest FBI Corruption Scandal In History by David B. Wheeler	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
JUSTICE, it has been said, moves slowly but lands with an iron fist. Centered in the sights of "Killing My Father" is the Department of Justice itself, and that is your first clue that this is a bold and special book. The case presented in its pages ...more
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Springs Toledo answered Michael Sinclair's question: Hi Springs. My debut novel was recently published. It is a classic mystery set in Albany in the 1920s. I am writing to ask if you'd be interested in reading it and writing a review? Thank you. I apologize -I just saw this now. I'm not on goodreads nearly enough and am not familiar with its moving parts. I just took a look at your series (3, currently?) and was impressed with the covers. Alas, I rarely read fiction and so cannot promise a r See Full Answer
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Geoffrey Wolff is a very capable writer. I'd never read him until my fascination with the 1920s compelled me to pick up this book at Isaiah Thomas, a sprawling bookstore in Mashpee, MA. Wolff is eloquent, diligent, and insightful; I'd even say great. ...more
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