{"product_id":"the-black-hand-the-epic-war-between-a-brilliant-detective-and-the-deadliest-secret-society-in-american-history-paperback","title":"The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephan Talty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoon to be a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio, this gripping true story of the origins of the Mafia in America follows the brilliant Italian-born detective who gave his life to stop it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBeginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City, and then the entire country, with fear. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe children of Italian immigrants were kidnapped, and dozens of innocent victims were gunned down. Bombs tore apart tenement buildings. Judges, senators, Rockefellers, and society matrons were threatened with gruesome deaths. The perpetrators seemed both omnipresent and invisible. Their only calling card: the symbol of a black hand. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crimes whipped up the slavering tabloid press and heated ethnic tensions to the boiling point. Standing between the American public and the Black Hand's lawlessness was Joseph Petrosino. Dubbed the \"Italian Sherlock Holmes,\" he was a famously dogged and ingenious detective, and a master of disguise. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the crimes grew ever more bizarre and the Black Hand's activities spread far beyond New York's borders, Petrosino and the all-Italian police squad he assembled raced to capture members of the secret criminal society before the country's anti-immigrant tremors exploded into catastrophe. Petrosino's quest to root out the source of the Black Hand's power would take him all the way to Sicily--but at a terrible cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfolding a story rich with resonance in our own era, \u003cem\u003eThe Black Hand \u003c\/em\u003eis fast-paced narrative history at its very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEPHAN TALTY is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of six acclaimed nonfiction books and two crime novels. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. His e-book \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e was a #1 Amazon Kindle bestseller in nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978525802797,"sku":"9781328911193","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/OUZXbE9kUnJ3cFN2TjBwdXpTMVk2QT09.webp?v=1775805639","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-black-hand-the-epic-war-between-a-brilliant-detective-and-the-deadliest-secret-society-in-american-history-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}