Review: Al Capone at the Blanche Hotel is a compelling read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
Originally I was attracted to Al Capone at the Blanche Hotel by the title and the cover. When I used Amazon's Look Inside feature, I knew I had to buy it.I stayed up till 2:30 AM finishing the book. I couldn't stop till I found out what happened to Zeke and Jack.The author tells two stories: One about the incidents in July 1930 in a small town in Florida and the other about the woman in the present who clings to the research she is doing on Al Capone as a way of dealing with her out of control life.The juxtaposition of the two stories is skillfully done and kept me turning pages.I am looking forward to Linda Bennett Pennell's next book.