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"A riveting portrait of the real man behind the Untouchables icon."
-- Parade magazine

ELIOT NESS
The Rise and Fall of an American Hero

Sex. Corruption. Al Capone. The Torso Murders. The uncensored story of the legendary lawman.

    
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"Don't believe what you've seen in the movies. The true story of Eliot Ness is better than the Hollywood version, and Douglas Perry tells it brilliantly, with hard-nosed reporting and graceful prose. This book is so good even Al Capone would have enjoyed it, though perhaps grudgingly."
                                                       -- Jonathan Eig, author of Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster