Review: Fantastic Debut Novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
I want to start out by saying this book is the real deal. If you love organized crime, then this book is for you. Dana King gets in there and gives you a full-blown Chicago Mob story without all the gloss. The characters are so realistic and the dialogue has you feel like you are eavesdropping on some real wiseguys. I love anything and everything that has to do with organized crime, so I knew I had to read this book. Dana King wrote a novel that grabbed me and made me fall in love with the characters. Even though orders are given and guys are whacked, I found myself rooting for a couple of the bad guys. Dana shows you that in the world of organized crime, FBI informants, and agents; you really cannot trust anyone. This is a life of looking over your shoulder the whole time and talking to no one.Wild Bill starts out with the death of the Outfit's boss, Gianni Bevilacqua. Now, you have Gianni's cocky son, Junior, and Frank Ferraro fighting to see who would take over as the new boss. Will Hickox is the FBI Special Agent assigned to the Chicago Organized Crime unit. He was placed in this unit after pulling some wild stunts years ago. He does love his job and he has worked long and hard to get these guys. He plans to bring them all down before too many people are whacked.I have read it twice and my only complaint is that I would love to have this book in hardback sitting on my shelf with all my other favorite mafia books. Good work, Dana King.