Unintentionally so, I read three consecutive books set in Greenwich Village (well, I guess technically three out of four as one of the books is a two-for-one and the second story isn’t set in the Village). I decided to cobble together one review of the stories since they shared this similarity… Chin *** When I’d first heard of Chin Gigante, I was more fascinated with the idea that the mob had a thriving operation in Greenwich Village, an area I’ve always associated with Bohemians and the […]
The Books of Greenwich Village
Chin: The Life and Crimes of Mob Boss Chin Gigante by Larry McShane
69 Barrow Street/Strange Embrace by Lawrence Block
The Pope of Greenwich Village by Vincent Patrick