Wised Up

by Charlie Wilhelm, Joan Jacobson

A notorious Baltimore mobster details his life of organized crime, filled with arson, loansharking, drug dealing, and extortion, and his life-changing search for salvation that resulted in twenty convictions that saved lives. Original.

Genres: True Crime

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 2004

Reviews

[shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book

This book was well written. It kept my attention. The story was awesome. I didn’t realize that kind of stuff was going on around my neighborhood. I highly recommend reading Charlie’s story.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the story of Baltimore racketeering in the not so distant past and what happens when Charlie wants to make a change in his life. Great book and I found out a few things about my family and friends in this book too....weird!

[Stefanie Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about former criminal, Charlie Wilhelm. He wrote this tell all book about his life of crime, and his decision to quit the life of crime. He also details his activities of infiltration and snitching. This was an okay read.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read about drugs, murder and deception in Baltimore

[Linda Volk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I lived near the area this murder took place. Very scary to be incarcerated and know you're innocent.