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The Black Hand by Chris Blatchford

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The Black Hand

The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer

Chris Blatchford

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 8, 2009

Reading lane: Serial Killers

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Dark Crime

A grim, fast-moving crime story with a pulp edge and a hard historical pulse.

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  • true-crime propulsion
  • edgy, immersive storytelling

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  • a sustained narrative read
  • crime history with blacktop intensity

Book Details

Authors
Chris Blatchford
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 8, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Serial Killers · Mass Murder Cases
Reading lane
Serial Killers

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  • Lives in History

  • Political Lives

  • Criminals & Outlaws

  • Personal Memoirs

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  • Lives in Law Enforcement

  • U.S. History

  • U.S. State & Local History

  • Criminal Law

About This Book

THE BLACK HAND is the true story of Rene Enriquez, aka "Boxer," and his rise in a secret criminal organization, a new Mafia, that already has a grip on all organized crime in California and soon all of the United States. This Mafia is using a base army of an estimated 60,000 heavily armed, loyal Latino gang members, called Surenos, driven by fear and illicit profits. They are the most dangerous gang in American history and they wave the flag of the Black Hand. Mafioso Enriqu...

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THE BLACK HAND is the true story of Rene Enriquez, aka "Boxer," and his rise in a secret criminal organization, a new Mafia, that already has a grip on all organized crime in California and soon all of the United States. This Mafia is using a base army of an estimated 60,000 heavily armed, loyal Latino gang members, called Surenos, driven by fear and illicit profits. They are the most dangerous gang in American history and they wave the flag of the Black Hand. Mafioso Enriquez gives an insider′s view of how he devoted his life to the cause--the Mexican Mafia, La Familia Mexicana, also known as La Eme--only to find betrayal and disillusionment at the end of a bloody trail of violence that he followed for two decades. And now, award-winning investigative journalist Chris Blatchford, with the unprecedented cooperation of Rene Enriquez, reveals the inner workings, secret meetings, and elaborate murder plots that make up the daily routine of the Mafia brothers. It is an intense, never-before-told story of a man who devoted his life to a bloody cause only to find betrayal and disillusionment. Based on years of research and investigation, Chris Blatchford has delivered a historic narrative of a nefarious organization that will go down as a classic in mob literature.

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