Ovid Demaris (1919–1998)
Autore di The Last Mafioso
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Demaris, Ovid
- Nome legale
- Desmarais, Ovide
- Data di nascita
- 1919-09-06
- Data di morte
- 1998-03-12
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Attività lavorative
- journalist
- Organizzazioni
- United Press
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The green felt jungle di Ed. Reid
An investigation into the period when the Mafia was in power in Las Vegas, and Nevada as a whole. I'm not sure they have ever really gone away. Like a lot of true crime writing, the prose is clear, and the message is very discouraging.
Effective, entertaining story of a newly rich oil man confronted by a gangster and his assorted minions who are trying to get him to hand over an interest in an oil well. After a while, it isn't the money that is at stake, but the gangster's pride, and the violence escalates. The plot isn't the most believable, but you don't have a lot of time to worry about it. The book is well-written for the most part, particularly the most brutal scenes, which come faster and faster as the 144-page novel speeds to a fiery conclusion. While the characters fall into types, they are fairly well-drawn. Demaris's writing only falters when he tries to philosophize or get inside the head of a 17-year old girl.… (altro)
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- 46
- Utenti
- 360
- Popolarità
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- Voto
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- ISBN
- 52
- Lingue
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