"A fast-moving tale of criminal corruption in which, for a change, the good guys win… English pulls no punches." – L.A. Daily News

"Sterling social history…the author’s skillful reporting makes the most of his subject."
– The New Yorker

"Must reading…Will shock even the most hardened readers." – Playboy

"First-rate, dramatic, and compelling." – New York Newsday

"Masterfully told, gracefully written… the true story of the most violent men this nation has ever seen. Al Capone would have cringed… You want to cheer at the end… The Westies will blow you away."  – Edna Buchanan, author of The Corpse Had a Familiar Face