Overview
Former Chicago police officer and Outfit associate Fred Pascente is the man who links Tony Spilotro, one of Chicago's most notorious mob figures, to William Hanhardt, chief of detectives in the Chicago Police Department. Pascente and Spilotro grew up together on Chicago's Near West Side, and as young toughs they were rousted and shaken down by Hanhardt. While Spilotro became the youngest made man in Chicago Outfit history, Pascente joined the police department. Soon taken under Hanhardt's wing because of his connections, Pascente served as Hanhardt's fixer and bagman in the department for more than a decade. At the same time, Pascente remained close to Spilotro, making frequent trips to Las Vegas to party with his old friend while helping to rob the casinos blind. Mob Cop details the decline of traditional organized crime in the United States and reveals new information about the inner workings of the Outfit. Fred Pascente's position as an insider on both the criminal and law enforcement fronts makes this story a matchless tell-all.
Full Product Details
Author: Fred Pascente ,
Sam Reaves ,
Johnny Heller
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9798200014958
Publication Date: 01 June 2015
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"[A] worthwhile glimpse into the schizoid world of a corrupt cop.-- ""Kirkus"" ""A detailed, gritty account of growing up around Grand Avenue and of life on both sides of the law, from someone who was a mob associate and a Chicago police officer--at the same time. Sam Reaves' commentary that goes along with Fred Pascente's story is excellent."" -- ""John J. Binder, author of The Chicago Outfit"" ""A tale from the underworld that's rich in Outfit history and the characters that come with it. Pascente's memories unspool like letters from a dark and fading Chicago."" -- ""Jeff Coen, author of Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob"" ""Worthwhile glimpse into the schizoid world of a corrupt cop."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""
Author Information
Fred Pascente worked as a Chicago police officer for twenty-six years. He had close ties to the Mafia and was a friend and confidant of mobster Tony Spilotro. Sam Reaves is the author of several books, including Mean Town Blues: A Novel of Crime, Fear Will Do It, and Homicide 69. He has served as president of the Midwest chapter of the Mystery Writers of America. Sam lives in Illinois. Working in every genre, Johnny Heller has narrated over seven hundred audiobooks. He is a 2005 and 2009 Audie Award winner, a double nominee in 2015, a 2014 nominee for Best Male Narrator, a double nominee in 2012 and was named a Best Voice of 2008-2011, 2014, 2015 and a Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award Winner 2008-2013. A winner of over twenty-five AudioFile Earphones Awards, AudioFile magazine named Heller one of the top fifty voices of the twentieth century. Johnny coaches actors in audiobook narration and commercial voice-over locally, nationally and internationally.
