The pursuit of the legendary outlaw Al Capone by his eternal persecutor Elliot Ness is rendered in the most vivid colors. A book-hybrid between biography and fiction that traces all the paths of the two legends of America from the neighborhoods where they grew up to the streets of their action. With the help of a host of people and institutions who contributed material, recollections, and unpublished documents, this fascinating volume attempts to decipher two figures who left an indelible mark on the history of modern America and brings to life an entire era that will never be relived.
Max Alan Collins is the well-known author of Sam Mendes' film The Road to Perdition, while A. Brad Schwartz is a PhD student at Princeton University and a writer. They join forces to conduct an in-depth investigation and write the best-seller about the life of the greatest criminal, and his persecutor, that America has ever known.
