Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION. CONNECTING THE DOTS 1
5. 1. THE END, OR ZUKIE’S BAD DAY 13
6. 2. BEYOND SCARFACE, A KOSHER CAPONE FOR MAXWELL STREET 23
7. 3. THE SUNSET OF 1974: LENNY PATRICK’S CHANGING WORLD 37
8. 4. LANDING IN LAWNDALE 49
9. 5. RISING IN THE RANKS 67
10. 6. ROOTS OF THE LAWNDALE MACHINE 77
11. 7. ARVEY’S BALANCING ACT 89
12. 8. SYNDICATE HAMMER 113
13. 9. SIZING UP THE OUTFIT 123
14. 10. TENTACLES 135
15. 11. WHEN SCARFACE MET RICO 145
16. 12. LENNY’S CIRCUS TURN 157
17. Afterword. A QUESTION ANSWERED 169
18. CAST OF CHARACTERS 173
19. NOTE ON SOURCES 181
20. NOTES 185
21. BIBLIOGRAPHY 213
22. INDEX 217