Eliot Ness
Subtitle: the rise and fall of an American hero
By: Douglas Perry
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780670025886
Subjects: United States; Detectives; Biography; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Description: A wide-ranging portrait of the legendary leader of the Untouchables traces his years after his famous confrontation with Al Capone, documenting his efforts to end corruption in Cleveland and his achievements throughout the Torso Murderer case.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-325) and index.
Table of contents: title: Rising star. Hardboiled ; Mama's boy ; The Special Agents ; Flaunting their badness ; The Capone fans ; Good-hearted Al ; The first step ; Kid stuff ; How close it had been ; The Untouchables ; A real and lasting impression ; It's just Tuesday night; title: Center of the universe. Chasing moonshine ; Real work ; Tough babies ; This guy Ness is crazy ; The boy wonder ; Right to the heart of things ; Victim no. 4 ; The original mystery man ; The sadistic type ; Social workers ; The virtues of courage ; Gun, blackjack, and brass knuckles ; Against racketeers ; The Doctor ; An unwelcome surprise ; Full of love ; Clearing house ; L'Affaire Ness ; This is war; title: Falling star. Girls, girls, girls ; Starting over ; Ness is necessary ; Eliot-am-big-U-ous Ness ; Literary life.