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The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.92 — 45,361 ratings — published 2010
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.40 — 478,560 ratings — published 1969
She's Dating the Gangster (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.30 — 7,393 ratings — published 2013
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.25 — 23,027 ratings — published 1985
Gangster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,714 ratings — published 2001
The Sicilian (The Godfather, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.04 — 32,735 ratings — published 1984
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.18 — 663,887 ratings — published 1996
The Beach (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.00 — 105,074 ratings — published 1996
The Collector (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.97 — 101,548 ratings — published 1963
Winter's Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.89 — 44,306 ratings — published 2006
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.17 — 268,439 ratings — published 2005
Layer Cake (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,343 ratings — published 2000
Omerta (The Godfather)
by (shelved 7 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.78 — 20,025 ratings — published 2000
The Quiet Tenant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.81 — 158,913 ratings — published 2023
City on Fire (Danny Ryan, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.09 — 31,853 ratings — published 2021
City of God (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.10 — 6,765 ratings — published 1997
Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.05 — 128,182 ratings — published 2017
Monster in His Eyes (Monster in His Eyes, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.06 — 37,273 ratings — published 2014
A Simple Plan (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.94 — 38,682 ratings — published 1993
Savages (Savages #2)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.90 — 26,338 ratings — published 2010
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.04 — 584,832 ratings — published 1985
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.96 — 34,138 ratings — published 1964
Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.12 — 186,183 ratings — published 1993
Montello High: School of Gangsters (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,049 ratings — published
Donnie Brasco (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,534 ratings — published 1988
Red Russia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,513 ratings — published 2017
Crow (Boston Underworld, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.98 — 35,839 ratings — published 2016
The Last Don (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.90 — 20,588 ratings — published 1996
Casino (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,155 ratings — published 1995
Crow's Row (Crow's Row, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.03 — 20,382 ratings — published 2011
The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.30 — 4,506 ratings — published 2008
Kill Your Friends (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.90 — 15,650 ratings — published 2008
Crash (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.65 — 34,540 ratings — published 1973
Clockers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.12 — 13,957 ratings — published 1992
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,122,046 ratings — published 1992
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.80 — 101,581 ratings — published 1987
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.96 — 128,161 ratings — published 1955
The Wasp Factory (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.76 — 115,357 ratings — published 1984
Billy Bathgate (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.82 — 8,000 ratings — published 1989
Hooked (Never After, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.77 — 539,198 ratings — published 2021
World Gone By (Coughlin, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.94 — 12,722 ratings — published 2015
These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.79 — 173,588 ratings — published 2020
The Hoods (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.95 — 504 ratings — published 1952
Black Butterfly: Queen of the Gangsters (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,051 ratings — published
Ruthless People (Ruthless People, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.87 — 37,466 ratings — published 2014
The Godfather Returns (The Godfather Returns, #1; The Godfather #3)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.58 — 5,997 ratings — published 2004
Never Talk Back to a Gangster (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,466 ratings — published
The Family Corleone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,438 ratings — published 2012
The Runaway (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gangster)
avg rating 4.37 — 6,034 ratings — published 1997
“Everyone wants be a gangster until it’s time to do some 'gangster sh**':
Say it to their face. Say you’re sorry. Forgive someone. Tell someone you love them. Show them why. Let shit go. Admit when you’re wrong. Be a better winner. Be a better loser. Help another human being. Break bread with your enemy. Open up your heart. Understand your feelings. Say what you actually feel. Do what you say. Tell the truth. Do the right thing. Choose forgiveness over revenge. Choose kindness over stones. Accept people as they are. Take the higher road. Be the change you want to see.”
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“Jimena sensed their fear. That brought a smile to her face. Her reputation was still so big that even tough enimigas wouldn't face her down.
She strutted past them, her heels snapping loudly on the sidewalk. She enjoyed the feel of their admiring eyes, their sideways glances and the wonder she saw on their faces. Jimena wasn't choloed out in khakis, a tight T, and long, boyfriend-borrowed Pendletons. She wore a slinky dress and ankle-breaking high-heels. The rain made the dress cling to her body, so they knew she wasn't strapping. No gun. Still, they were afraid to confront her.
This time she stopped for the red light, pausing to let the chicas know she didn't fear them. It felt good to be the toughest chola en el condado de Los Angeles. She was still down for Ninth Street, her old gang, but at age fifteen, already a veterana. A leyenda, her homegirls told her with pride. Jimena had been a real badass before she understood her destiny. She glanced at the scars and tattoos on her hand. What would the klika-girls do if they knew her true identity?”
― Night Shade
She strutted past them, her heels snapping loudly on the sidewalk. She enjoyed the feel of their admiring eyes, their sideways glances and the wonder she saw on their faces. Jimena wasn't choloed out in khakis, a tight T, and long, boyfriend-borrowed Pendletons. She wore a slinky dress and ankle-breaking high-heels. The rain made the dress cling to her body, so they knew she wasn't strapping. No gun. Still, they were afraid to confront her.
This time she stopped for the red light, pausing to let the chicas know she didn't fear them. It felt good to be the toughest chola en el condado de Los Angeles. She was still down for Ninth Street, her old gang, but at age fifteen, already a veterana. A leyenda, her homegirls told her with pride. Jimena had been a real badass before she understood her destiny. She glanced at the scars and tattoos on her hand. What would the klika-girls do if they knew her true identity?”
― Night Shade
