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Praise for Edmund Elmaleh: Elmaleh's The Canary Sang but Couldn't Fly is a riveting treatment of one of the most remarkable stories in the annals of American crime and politics. A great read! --Kevin Baker, author of Dreamland, Paradise Alley, and Strivers Row Elmaleh has brought fresh energy, a fresh point of view, and a flair for original research to this story, tracing its conspiracies in the best tradition of life mimicking film noir. This blank spot in New York's underworld history deserves to be filled, and Elmaleh fills it. --Kenneth D. Ackerman, author of Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield ; Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York ; and Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault on Civil Liberties

Praise for Edmund Elmaleh: Elmaleh's The Canary Sang but Couldn't Fly is a riveting treatment of one of the most remarkable stories in the annals of American crime and politics. A great read! --Kevin Baker, author of Dreamland, Paradise Alley, and Strivers Row Elmaleh has brought fresh energy, a fresh point of view, and a flair for original research to this story, tracing its conspiracies in the best tradition of life mimicking film noir. This blank spot in New York's underworld history deserves to be filled, and Elmaleh fills it. --Kenneth D. Ackerman, author of Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield ; Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York ; and Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault on Civil Liberties

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Edmund Elmaleh was born in New York City and currently works for the Chicago Board of Trade. He is affiliated with the International Association of Crime Writers and the Organization of American Historians. This is his first book.

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