Red Hook by DiMatteo, Frank -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Also by Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents INTRODUCTION: Ihepetonga PART ONE - White Hands

CHAPTER 1 - The Girl Market and Marauding Packs

PETER THE DUCK MURDER OF JOHN MARONEY THREE MEN ARRESTED BULLET IN THE BRAIN OF MICKEY KANE FOUR ARRESTED VENDETTA OF 1915 CINDERS SPILLS HIS GUTS RIPPER KILLINGS LOCKDOWN AT P.S. 83 BONNER ARRESTED DINNY HE CAN’T HEAR, AND HE DON’T SMELL GREAT NEITHER MORE GUNFIRE AT CASEY’S HAYMAKER HARRY AND THE DRAGON DANCE DEATH ON PRESIDENT STREET RED HOOK IN 1920, AN OVERVIEW

CHAPTER 2 - Dinny’s Demise

HOME INVASION INVESTIGATION THREE INDICTMENTS FUNERAL THEORIES AND ARRESTS KILL BILL GILL WHODUNNIT? BE WARY, GARRY BARRY BLOOD EVIDENCE HARRY KILLED BARRY WILD BILL’S TURN PEG LEG WOUNDED ANNA LONERGAN’S FIRST (OF MANY) APPEARANCES IN THIS BOOK A LOAD OF RUBBISH QUILTY IN THE FIRST DEGREE JAMES NAMES NAMES HEALY HITS THE DECK FIRST ATTEMPT ON LOVETT

CHAPTER 3 - Falling off the Mountain

BROWNIE CLUB SIEGE CRACKDOWN THE LOVETT HIT STORY OF THE CRIME FRONT PAGE NEWS SUMMONING THE WIDOW LOTUS CLUB LEAD AUTOPSY POLICE THEORY LOVETT FUNERAL FLYNN IN COURT BLACK DAN

CHAPTER 4 - Peg Leg’s Final Error

AN ITALIAN STRONGHOLD A CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN CASE YOU DON’T ALREADY KNOW GANGSTER WITH THREE GANGS SCARFACE GETS HIS SCAR EARLY YALE BIO FIRE AND ICE EARLY BLACK HANDERS BORN IN RED HOOK: LOUIS “LITTLE NEW YORK” CAMPAGNA NITTI BROOKLYN’S BEAU BRUMMEL POLICE RECORD WINDY CITY BACK STAB YALE THE FORWARD THINKER WHY CAPONE? CONEY ISLAND GUNFIGHT MORE BLACK VS. WHITE THE BAND PLAYED ON FIRST RESPONDER BLOOD TRAIL THE BLOODY BANDSTAND TENANTS UPSTAIRS STICKUM PEG LEG’S POST-MORTEM THE PROPRIETOR’S VERSION “A LAW UNTO ITSELF” MULTIPLE ETHNICITIES A BLEEDING HART HAPPY “WHO’S CAPONE?” THE SINGER AND THE PIANO PLAYER THE BEGINNING OR THE END? THE FEMININE ANGLE “POLICE DON’T KNOW NOTHING” A HELL COLD NIGHT A GIANT IN DODGER TERRITORY THE 1925 RIOT “THEY CAN’T BUMP ME OFF!” ROLLIN’ DEM BONES “MACHINE GUN” JACK

CHAPTER 5 - Red Is Dead

AN OLD-FASHIONED GUY DEATH IN A PIER THREE SHANTY ARGUMENT ON THE PIER UTMOST AUTHORITY NICE AND QUIET BOYS HYSTERICAL WOMEN RED’S FUNERAL MURRAY MURDER BULLET FOR THE BARON HAPPY HOMICIDE MATTY MARTIN MURDERED FINAL WHITE HAND KILL GOLD TOOTH LAST KILL

PART TWO - La Mano Nera

NOT NEW CHAPTER 6 - Juvenile Delinquents

SEVENTY-NINE GANGS POVERTY AND MALNUTRITION ISOLATION HAPHAZARD EXISTENCE WOMEN EXTREMELY NAÏVE LIFE FATHER, LIKE SON THEY’RE STILL JUST KIDS JUNIORS AND SENIORS BUSH STREET GANG SACKETT GANG WORST ALONG THE WATERFRONT MANY NEVER GREW UP SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS RECTOR? I HARDLY KNEW HER

CHAPTER 7 - Frankie Yale’s Last Car Chase

JOHNNY SILK STOCKINGS TONY SPRINGS PRINCE OF PALS FROM CALABRIA TO FIVE POINTS ON THE LAM AT SEVENTEEN YALE COLLECTS . . . AND COLLECTS DENIED CITIZENSHIP FIRST SHOTS BULLETS FLYING AGAIN RETALIATION? SILVIO A SUSPECT—BRIEFLY THIRD ATTEMPT OF THE YEAR BOOZE TRUCKS HIJACKED YALE’S TIME TOMMY’S DEBUT TWO WIVES BENNY IS SMITHEREENED TRACING YALE’S MOVEMENTS A CONVOY OF MOURNERS AWKWARD “EVERYBODY LOVED MY FRANKIE” KEEP THE WOMEN OUT OF THE HOLE THE ABANDONED CAR OF MR. COX JOY SHOOTING FLORINA IS PACKING YOUNG PUT-TOGETHER WOMEN WOMEN ID’D WHERE’S CAPONE? HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO PUTT? AUGIE’S UPTOWN PIECE OF WORK THE NOT-NICE NEPHEW LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION TWO TOMMY GUNS

CHAPTER 8 - The Death Dance of Mike Shots

DEATH DANCE MOVIN’ ON UP THE DEATH SCENE LAST HOURS FRANKIE SHOTS “A DIRTY LIE” MIKE’S PARADE EVAPORATED OPTIMISM

CHAPTER 9 - Toto, Too

LUCK RUNS AMOK CARMELLO’S BARBER SHOP FREEDOM FOR ROSE RED HOOK AFTER DARK MACHINE GUN AL

CHAPTER 10 - The Mad Hatter: Umberto Anastasio

TERREMOTO FIRST KNOWN KILL RIOT OR RESCUE DEATH HOUSE “MY ENFORCER” REVENGE ANASTASIA THE BODYGUARD BUCKSHOT IN THE BELLY GUN CHARGES SOME ’30S SIDELIGHTS MURDER OF MORRIS DIAMOND RED HOOK STADIUM MOSES AND THE MOUNTAIN RED HOOK HOUSES AN ANGRY STEW HEROIN—WE CALLED IT BABONIA RAPE CITY, HERE WE COME

CHAPTER 11 - Murder of Pietro Panto

“GUERILLAS AND GUNMEN” “DON’T GO!” MURDER, INC. LIFE CHEAPER THAN EVER

CHAPTER 12 - After the War

“KILL THE RAT!” ANYBODY CAN SPEAK JUVIES ON THE RISE JUNIOR PERSICO, KING OF THE JDS GARFIELD MIDGETS JUNIOR TAKES HIS FIRST BULLETS BOVE TAKES A RIDE PERSICO AND THE GALLOS A WANDERING PRIEST AND BURNING CHURCH THE EXECUTIONER

CHAPTER 13 - The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor

NAME WITNESSES GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER A ROCKY START TOUGH TONY’S HIRING HALL THERE’S A RIOT GOIN’ ON THAT AIN’T A PINEAPPLE BANG BANG BUSTED REGISTRATION SPANISH TONY “GET LOST” SWISS CHEESE SYSTEM PUBLIC LOADERS OUTLAWED REPLACING THE ILA ACKALITIS: ONE OF THE TOP GUYS A CORRUPTION PROCEDURAL COMMISSION STILL EXISTS

CHAPTER 14 - Chitoz Busted and Other News

MISS GOWANUS–RED HOOK IN OTHER NEWS . . . DRIVE-BY JD STATS COCKTAIL FOR DISASTER HICKS STREET MOUNTAIN HOT, BLOODY SUMMER FREE X-RAYS BLACK DIAMOND HIJACK

PART THREE - President Street

TALKING TO LOUIE CHAPTER 15 - The Boys

ALBERT AND MARY PRESIDENT STREET IS THE PLACE BATH BEACH JOHNNY FRANKIE SHOTS JUNIOR BROTHERS THEIR BIG BREAK CLEO COPPY MEETS THE LION CHAIR NUMBER TWO CONQUERING HEROES NO LIFE FOR MAN OR BEAST ENTER RICK DIMATTEO SUNNYSIDE GARDENS LITTLE AUGIE AND TONY BENDER KISSES OF DEATH THE HILLTOP BAR TV STARS RED HOOK: A LIVING THING PRESIDENT STREET BELIEVING THE LEGEND

CHAPTER 16 - Frankie Shots: Red Hook’s Own

RUNNING NUMBERS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR A VISIT FROM LENNY

CHAPTER 17 - Dawn of the Sixties

MAD DOG COMMISSION MUSCLE KIDNAPPING PROFACI’S HIGHER ECHELON PROFACI’S BRITTLE PROMISE YOU REALIZE . . . THIS MEANS WAR JELLY GOES FISHING LARRY GOES TO THE SAHARA LOUNGE SPECIAL DELIVERY: ONE FINGER A LITTLE MORE ABOUT SALLY D’AMBROSIO “WE GO TO THE MATTRESSES TONIGHT!” COPS WITHOUT A CLUE COPS CAST BLOCK-LONG NET JOEY PAYS A VISIT ME AT FIVE, WITNESSING MY FIRST HIT RAID! JOEY IN COURT GANG SQUAD GOON MORTON ROSENBERG SETS AN EXAMPLE PAPER TRAIL TO EXTORTION PANEL TRUCK SPORTS BOOK HI-FI LOUNGE MANGIAMELI WHAT A DRAG THAT AIN’T RED PAINT CANDY STORE GUNPLAY JOEY GOES TO JAIL CARNAGE AT THE COPA LAST OF JOEY’S CODEFENDANTS ATTACKED THE PRESIDENT STREET HEROES COMMISSIONERS CALL FOR PEACE THE OLD MAN CHECKS OUT BENDER VANISHED MORE CASUALTIES MAKING A BOMB SHOOTING HIM POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPECTED ASSASSINS RICKY TAKES A TRIP THE BOYS MAKE THE PAPERS BAY RIDGE ICE SEVEN HOURS LATER . . . CHITOZ GOES HUNTING ALI BABA BATS STRIKES OUT HOURS LATER . . . PUNCHY THE SUBCONTRACTOR A WINNING CASE THE FAMILY GETS A NEW NAME

CHAPTER 18 - Year of the Rat

HICKSVILLE HEIST GOES SOUTH THESE RAIDS ARE GETTIN’ MONOTONOUS PARTICULARS OF THE INDICTMENT SECRET FIFTH-FLOOR HQ SNAKE ON THE RUN SLIPPERY JOHNNY BATH BEACH PEACE, SORT OF CONSORTING IS BULLSHIT LARRY AND BLAST GET A JOB RICKY GETS SHOT LARRY IS SICK THE ALMOST PERFECT HEIST 1967: THE YEAR OF LAWLESSNESS SIDEBURNS AND BELL-BOTTOMS

CHAPTER 19 - Red Hook: Un ottimo posto dove crescere

PORK STORES BAKERIES OTHER MARKETS ICE CREAM THE BARS MOVIE HOUSES COLUMBIA STREET CLOTHES STORES POOL HALLS

CHAPTER 20 - Mod Squad!

OTHER MOD SQUADERS BOBBY B. STEVEN B. AND SOME OTHERS STILL OTHERS AND GOOMBI “WASH MY CAR” READ MAFIA HIT MAN! “DON’T GO TO THE RALLY!” SO WE MISSED THE ACTION THE FBI MAKES MY CASE ASSHOLES ON THE BLOCK JOEY’S BIRTHDAY THAT’S THE SOUND OF ALL HELL BREAKING LOOSE RUN RED KILL ALL DESERTERS

CHAPTER 21 - The Second War

TED FROM VEGAS ALL SUSPECTS GREAT AND SMALL “YOU GOT TO LET IT GO” TARZAN DISAPPEARS NAGI IN AN OIL DRUM COIRO AND BARBUSA SHOTGUNNED A PREEMPTIVE SNUFF? CHITOZ AND SAMMY THE SYRIAN

CHAPTER 22 - Sniper

FEARLESS STEVEN C. LOUIE THE SYRIAN PUNCHY HOSPITAL WATCH TRAJECTORY REVEALS SOURCE RICKY ARRESTED THE BOYS TAP A PHONE “IT’S SAFE IF THE KID GOES” PATIENCE OF A HUNTER STEVE BORIELLO KILL CHITOZ FOUR HOLES IN MOONEY POSTWAR SHAKE-UP ENGAGEMENT PARTY VEGAS NITE

CHAPTER 23 - My Dream CHAPTER 24 - Good-bye President Street

NEW SEWERS ROSEANNE ROSANNADANNA MONDO ALONE SUBPOENAED ON AN INTERNATIONAL DRUG DEAL PITTS

CHAPTER 25 - Gaspipe Casso: Red Hook’s Most Prolific Killer (and a Couple of Others)

GROWING UP DEADLY—AND A DEADLY SHOT EVOLUTION OF AN EARNER NICE SHOES DON’T BE A CAFONE! GOTTI’S MOVE BUILD A BOMB, FRAME A ZIP GASPIPE TAKES OVER SHORTY DEATH OF A MOD SQUADER

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