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Ovid Demaris (1919–1998)

Autor(a) de The Last Mafioso

46 Works 358 Membros 2 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Obras de Ovid Demaris

The Last Mafioso (1980) 99 cópias
The Green Felt Jungle (1963) 51 cópias
Captive City (1969) 22 cópias
Boardwalk Jungle,the (1986) 16 cópias
Ricochet (1988) 11 cópias
The Vegas Legacy (1983) 10 cópias
The Lusting Drive (1958) 8 cópias
The Dillinger Story (1961) 8 cópias
America the Violent (1970) 7 cópias
The Extortioners (1960) 5 cópias
The Hood's Take Over (1957) 4 cópias
JUDITH EXNER - MY STORY (1978) 3 cópias
La tête enflée (1963) 3 cópias
Ride the Gold Mare (1957) 3 cópias
The enforcer 3 cópias
The Overlord (1972) 3 cópias
The Long Night (1959) 2 cópias
Tout le monde descend (1957) 2 cópias
The Gold-Plated Sewer (1960) 2 cópias
Cador,fais pas de cadeau] (1962) 2 cópias
Le book émissaire (1964) 2 cópias
Dillinger (1968) 2 cópias
The Contract (1971) 2 cópias
El último Mafioso (1983) 2 cópias
Cyclone sur la piscine 1 exemplar(es)
The Parasite 1 exemplar(es)
The Last Malioso 1 exemplar(es)
Fatal Mistake (1966) 1 exemplar(es)

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome padrão
Demaris, Ovid
Nome de batismo
Desmarais, Ovide
Data de nascimento
1919-09-06
Data de falecimento
1998-03-12
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Ocupação
journalist
Organizações
United Press

Membros

Resenhas

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.
 
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DinadansFriend | Mar 27, 2017 |
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.… (mais)
 
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datrappert | Oct 18, 2010 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
46
Membros
358
Popularidade
#66,978
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Resenhas
2
ISBNs
52
Idiomas
4
Favorito
1

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