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This is a really astonishing book about corruption and crime in East New York going back to the 60’s. There is a cameo by Donald Trump - not surprising perhaps in a book about crime and corruption in NY� the stories about murders are shocking and the poor clear up rate adds to the whole feeling of despair.

Poor people committing crimes are locked up for years but white collar crime is barely punished. In fact in one case, a judge fails to jail a man who has swindled millions because he says ‘losing his good name at the Country Club is punishment enough�.

This is a real eye opener about how a district and its people can be destroyed by corrupt politicians and people turning away. But the murders are so heartbreaking because the victims rarely get justice.

This book deserves to be read widely so that people can understand why decent people are often underserved by the people charged to serve them.

I was given a copy of this book by NetGalley