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“A fast-paced true-crime memoir with all of the action of Goodfellas.” (UNILAD )

“Sopranos v Sons of Anarchy with an Alaskan-snow backdrop.” (WWC)

Breaking bones, burying bodies, and planting bombs became second nature to Two Tonys while working for the Bonanno Crime Family, whose exploits inspired The Godfather.

After a dispute with an outlaw motorcycle club, Two Tonys left a trail of corpses from Arizona to Alaska. On the run, he was pursued by bikers and a neo-Nazi gang bloodthirsty for revenge, while a homicide detective launched a nationwide manhunt.

As the mist from his smoking gun fades, listeners are left with an unexpected portrait of a stoic philosopher with a wealth of charm, a glorious turn of phrase, and a fanatical devotion to his daughter.

©2018 Shaun Attwood (P)2018 Shaun Attwood Ethics & Morality Organized Crime Philosophy True Crime Crime Alaska
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Very enjoyable story, good characters and very engaging. Although a life of crime not always admirable two Tony's is very likeable.

Great story

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Very interesting book. I guess the lack of detail was because Tony didn't want the police to use them against others.

Enjoyable

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Nothing to do with the mafia Shaun Attwood done 6yrs now hes a master criminal who writes books will definitely never be getting anymore ov this pish.

Load of bollocks

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The lives of these types of people are often fascinating but this gentleman's story clearly only got told because the author grew close to him in prison and owed him a lot, not because there was anything remarkable or even particularly interesting about his criminal career (if you can call it a career, it seems a lot of the time he was in regular jobs).

To make matters worse a large part of the end of the book is given over to Two Tony's 'philosophy', which is basically a tedious ramble from a quasi intellectual who clearly has too much time on his hands.

The narration is not great either. Virtually every sentence finishes in the same elevated tone which grates somewhat.

I loved Shaun Attwood's books on the Colombian cartels and the war on drugs but this was not in the same class.

Below average

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he didn't go into his life of crime in too much detail, felt rushed, a shame because 2Tonys DOES have a great story to tell!

I wish it was more detailed!

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