Little Caesar
by W. R. Burnett
194 pages~3 hrs
“The original blueprint for the American gangster.”
Rico Bandello is a small-time hood with a big-time dream: to claw his way to the top of the Chicago underworld and stay there. This hard-boiled classic delivers a gritty, high-stakes look at the ruthless ambition and violent power plays that birthed the modern gangster legend.
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