Ovid Demaris (1919–1998)
Autor de The Last Mafioso
Sobre El Autor
Obras de Ovid Demaris
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Demaris, Ovid
- Nombre legal
- Desmarais, Ovide
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1919-09-06
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1998-03-12
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Ocupaciones
- journalist
- Organizaciones
- United Press
Miembros
Reseñas
The green felt jungle por Ed. Reid
An investigation into the period when the Mafia was in power in Las Vegas, and Nevada as a whole. I'm not sure they have ever really gone away. Like a lot of true crime writing, the prose is clear, and the message is very discouraging.
Effective, entertaining story of a newly rich oil man confronted by a gangster and his assorted minions who are trying to get him to hand over an interest in an oil well. After a while, it isn't the money that is at stake, but the gangster's pride, and the violence escalates. The plot isn't the most believable, but you don't have a lot of time to worry about it. The book is well-written for the most part, particularly the most brutal scenes, which come faster and faster as the 144-page novel speeds to a fiery conclusion. While the characters fall into types, they are fairly well-drawn. Demaris's writing only falters when he tries to philosophize or get inside the head of a 17-year old girl.… (más)
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- Obras
- 46
- Miembros
- 360
- Popularidad
- #66,630
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 52
- Idiomas
- 4
- Favorito
- 1