Murder, Inc.: The Mafia's Hit Men in New York City

by Graham K. Bell

Beginning in the 1920s, an all-star team of goons, gunmen and garrotters transformed America's criminal landscape. Its membership was diverse; the mob recruited men from all ethnicities and religious backgrounds. Most were natives of the Big Apple, handpicked from the city's toughest neighborhoods: Brownsville, Ocean Hill, Flushing. So prolific were their exploits that the media soon dubbed this bevy of hired hands Murder, Incorporated. The brainchild of aging mob bosses, including Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel, this ruthless hit squad quickly captured America's attention, making headlines coast to coast for over two decades. As for who these men were and how their partnership came to be, join author Graham Bell as he sheds light on this dark history of the Mafia's most notorious crime syndicate.

Genres: History, True Crime

131 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 4, 2011

Reviews

[Christine Woods · Rating 2 out of 5]

Your opinionated uncle's SparkNotes of a chapter of mafia history. A considerable amount of editorializing on the author's part, who frequently self-inserts 'this author's opinion' and 'this author's source' and 'this author's uncle', but just as frequently skips such disclaimers in passing judgement over various figures without substantiation. Strange amount of vitriol toward J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI throughout.
Overall, an interesting read but felt like the journalistic or historical integrity was significantly lacking.

[David Musgraves · Rating 2 out of 5]

Do not recommend this one.
I wanted a short, tightly focused book on the Murder Inc portion of the Mafia.
Instead, it’s a short, poorly focused book on the Mafia in general.
There are better Mafia books.