The Docket 05.16.24: Inspector Oldfield vs. the Black Hand
the true crime that's worth your time
My esteemed colleague/MASTAS co-host Mark Blankenship liked William Oldfield and Victoria Bruce's Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society: America's Original Gangsters and the U.S. Postal Detective Who Brought Them to Justice so much, he stopped in the middle to buy me a copy, and also agreed to chat with me about what makes it so successful. The Elliot Stabler of Maryland retail politics, Itchy & Scratchy-style cartoon violence, Italians as underserved minority, how the historical record treats annoying co-workers, and the value of B-plus non-fiction -- grab the fruit of your choice and listen now.
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