At the beginning of the 20th century some 600 mob-connected individuals met their deaths by being shot, stabbed, garrotted or hacked to pieces. Author Patrick Downey spent years compiling the research for this comprehensive history of the mob of New York City, which includes the exploits of such notorious killers as Jack Legs' Diamond, cabaret entrepreneur Larry Fay, the sadistic Dutch Schultz and the cold-blooded Coll Gang.'
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